Duterte: Reds 'insisting' on resuming peace talks

Duterte: Reds ‘insisting’ on resuming peace talks

NO HOMECOMING Luis Jalandoni (left) and Fidel Agcaoli, leaders of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, have aborted plans of coming home to the Philippines, saying that without a meeting with President Duterte, it would be fruitless to talk with his representatives. —AP

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said the communist rebels are “insisting” on resuming peace negotiations with the government.