Duterte: Gov’t not closing doors on peace talks with Reds
Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 11:00:28 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Despite saying months ago that the government would no longer talk to the communist rebels, President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday changed his mind and said his administration is not closing its door on possible peace talks with the rebels.
“We’d like you to know that we are keeping the fire burning. Hindi mo pwedeng sarhan e (You cannot close doors),” Duterte said in a command conference in Pili town in Camarines Sur.
“You cannot afford to lose all channels of communication. Mag iwan ka talaga maski maliit. So mero diyan, sabi ko ‘sige basta walang coalition [government] (Leave even a small opening as long as there’s no talk about coalition government),’” he added. /ee