The National Democratic Front (NDF)-Southern Mindanao said Arakan Valley town policeman Police Officer 3 Maula Ali will be freed today (Wednesday) in an undisclosed area in the province.
Despite the escalating word war between Malacañang and leaders of the local communist movement, Team PNoy senatorial candidate Risa Hontiveros still wants the government to pursue peace talks and maintain open communication lines with the rebel group.
While both the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines acknowledge that the attack on Gingoog Mayor Ruthie Guingona has highlighted the need for the resumption of peace talks, a return to the negotiating table by the two parties appears to be farfetched for now.
Jorge Madlos, spokesperson of the National Democratic Front in Mindanao, apologized on Sunday, to the Guingonas for the gun attack on Gingoog City Mayor Ruthie Guingona and her bodyguards, saying the NPA was not intending to ambush the party but only to hold the convoy, disarm the bodyguards and talk to the mayor.
The New People’s Army (NPA) has captured two police officers and seven militiamen in separate attacks in the Caraga region, according to rebel leaders.
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 said Saturday it would never share power with communist rebels after they proposed an alliance in a bid to end a decades-long insurgency.
The head of the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines on Saturday asked the government to publicly disclose the list of 235 rebel leaders carrying a total of P467 million in rewards for their capture.
The military in Eastern Visayas will provide security to Northern Samar Gov. Paul Daza and his father, Rep. Raul Daza, who have been tagged as “enemies of the people” by the National Democratic Front (NDF).
Communist rebels in Eastern Visayas declared top officials of Northern Samar as “enemies of the people” in a statement that the province’s officials said was just propaganda.
The communist National Democratic Front slammed President Benigno Aquino on Friday for his “pessimism” about the resumption of peace talks with communist rebels.
Buoyed by a breakthrough in the peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Aquino administration on Monday said it was willing to resume talks with communist rebels without “preconditions.”
DAVAO CITY—At least 50 residents of Barangay (village)Fatima in Paquibato district here got P5,000 in cash each in compensation from the National Democratic Front (NDF) over injuries they suffered from the September 1 grenade attack, which communist rebels owned up to. A ranking military official in Southern Mindanao quickly criticized the NDF, adding that it [...]
