MILF sees violation of ceasefire accord
By Edwin Fernandez
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front believes the ceasefire agreement between it and the government was violated during Monday’s skirmishes involving private armed groups and government forces.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front believes the ceasefire agreement between it and the government was violated during Monday’s skirmishes involving private armed groups and government forces.
Communist leaders have declared a four-day ceasefire starting Tuesday in Davao del Norte towns and part of Compostela Valley for the safe release of a soldier and a policeman they have been holding in captivity since last month.
A militiaman was shot dead by communist rebels in Magpet, North Cotabato, on Thursday, the day the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) announced it was restoring the truce it had earlier recalled until Jan. 15, the police said on Friday.
A militiaman was shot dead by communist rebels in Magpet, North Cotabato on Thursday , the day the Communist Party of the Philippines announced it was restoring the truce it had earlier recalled until January 15, the police said Friday.
The government peace panel negotiating with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has expressed disappointment over the decision of communist rebels to cut short the ceasefire they earlier declared with state security forces.
A tribal leader in the Sierra Madre mountain range in northern Quezon on Thursday appealed to the government and communist rebels to observe a longer ceasefire.
The Communist Party of the Philippines on Thursday re-extended its ceasefire after cutting it short Wednesday to “help push forward peace negotiations.”
After President Aquino belatedly approved the proposed extension of Christmas ceasefire up to January 15, the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines recommended to the Communist Party of the Philippines to also declare the extension of its own truce period.
Communist insurgents on Wednesday called off a truce with the government, almost two weeks ahead of its proposed end, raising concerns about the future of the peace talks between the two sides.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines announced Wednesday it is extending its holiday truce with the communist rebels until January 15.
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) called off a holiday truce with the government two weeks ahead of schedule, saying the Aquino administration reneged on the ceasefire deal.
The head of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace panel said rebels are inclined to end their observation of a ceasefire on Jan. 2 after President Benigno Aquino failed to issue an order reciprocating the rebels’ gesture for a longer cessation of hostilities.
The Philippine government and communist rebels have agreed on a nationwide truce to help restart peace talks to end one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies.
