Lorenzana backs peace talks with Abu Sayyaf

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana believes that peace talks with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) will be more fruitful compared to negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA). Lorenzana made the statement on Sunday as he expressed support to President Rodrigo Duterte’s call on the […]

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Gloria as speaker long overdue – lawmakers

SPEAKER Gloria Macapagal Arroyo basked in her successful bid to take the leadership of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, with her allies saying they had waited long enough for her to replace Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez. The former president, who represents the first district of Pampanga, thanked her supporters a day after […]

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