Army, NPA rebels urged: Keep truce
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.
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 (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 Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday declared an 18-day Suspension of Military Operations (Somo) against communist insurgents, the military’s public information office said.
Syrian forces halted attacks on opposition strongholds Thursday in line with a U.N.-brokered truce but the regime defied demands by international envoy Kofi Annan to pull troops back to their barracks, activists said.
The New People’s Army will not also observe a Lenten ceasefire due to continuous military offensives by government forces, the Communist Party of the Philippines has announced.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is studying whether to recommend a Christmas ceasefire with the New People’s Army (NPA) despite the impasse in the peace talks with the communist rebels.
The top military commander in Western Mindanao called on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), on Saturday, to step aside and allow authorities to run after suspected criminals, who happened to be MILF members too, especially in the Zamboanga peninsula.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Jejomar Binay emphasized the importance of forging peace between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as he greeted Muslim Filipinos on the end of the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, Binay called the end of Ramadan a “time to foster unity and peace,” and [...]
MANILA, Philippines — Pressure is now on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leadership to show it can discipline its ranks after clashes erupted among its commanders for the third time in 2011, according to the military adviser to the government negotiating panel. Brigadier General Restituto Aguilar, senior military adviser to the government panel, said [...]
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Philippines – Moro rebels protested Monday after government security forces raided their camp over the weekend, leaving one combatant dead. The encounter on Saturday dawn in the town of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte province happened while members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s 113th Base Command were performing prayers and fasting. [...]
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Army questioned the sincerity of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in the revived peace negotiations after rebels recently abducted a mayor, his two security escorts and four jail officers in Mindanao. “The Philippine Army is in full support of President Aquino’s endeavor for peace with militant groups but doubts the [...]
Mindanao church leaders and peace advocates have urged the government to release detained members of the Left and the consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) who are covered by the Joint Agreement on the Safety and Immunity Guarantee (JASIG) if only to ensure the resumption of the peace negotiations.
