Communists urged to lay down arms ahead of peace talks

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 09:00:57 +0000

PANELO

Communist rebels must lay down their arms and shun violence before the government resumes the peace negotiations with them, a Palace official said.

According to presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo, the government has walked an “extra mile” in the peace process and that the rebel group must also show its sincerity. He said the rebels must stop committing “murder, rape, extortion, and destruction of public infrastructure and private properties.”

“The Duterte administration is sincere in ending the long-standing insurgency in the country by remaining open to the resumption of peace talks with the CPP-NPA-NDFP (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Federation of the Philippines). It has walked the extra mile in the peace process,” he said.

“The only condition the government wants is for the CPP-NPA-NDFP to demonstrate genuine sincerity by laying down their arms and shun its acts of violence, which include murder, rape, extortion, and destruction of public infrastructure and p
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