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By RONALYN V. OLEA
Hopes for a resumption in the GPH-NDFP peace talks were dashed when the government panel refused the NDFP’s proposal for talks in September until the reciprocal working committees (RWC) on the Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (Caser) shall have completed the common tentative agreement on social and economic reforms.
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Of late the Aquino government’s peace panel negotiating with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has aggressively stepped up its propaganda offensive against the NDFP and the latter’s main...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Fidel Agcaoili, member of the NDFP peace panel and chairman of its Human Rights Committee, told Bulatlat.com that they already proposed a date for the next round of talks to be held in Oslo, Norway and are now waiting for the response from the GPH panel.
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in the peace negotiations was released from prison July 25 after more than three years of detention. A statement sent by Katungod-Sinirangang Bisaya...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – One of the more than 300 political prisoners was released today. After more than two years in detention, Jovencio Balweg, 61, was acquitted of charges of rebellion, murder and multiple frustrated murder. Balweg was arrested...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“It appears that the Arroyo policy of witch-hunting, arrest, criminalization of political offenses and/or the slapping of fabricated criminal charges to silence and put behind bars human rights defenders continues to be implemented under Aquino,” Angelina Ipong, Selda spokeswoman, said.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“They’re [GPH] so enthusiastic about the schedule but they are the ones putting stumbling blocks.” - NDFP
PRESS RELEASE MAY 14, 2011 Pilgrims for Peace holds National Assembly on GPH-NDFP Peace Talks Presenting concrete proposals on economic and social reforms to address the roots of the armed conflict, representatives of various sectors expressed their full support...
Court denies mother’s plea for sick child Zenaida Llesis, the 46-year old political detainee who gave birth to a girl at the Bukidnon Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center last year, went on hunger strike last Jan. 20. Llesis, who has been detained since...
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – A political prisoner criticized the Aquino administration’s new counterinsurgency program, describing it as a “sugarcoated bullet.” Randy Felix Malayao, a consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines...
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Speaking before members of people’s organizations, Randall Echanis, a member of the NDFP’s Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio-Economic Reforms (RCW-SER) said the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio-economic Reforms is the meat of the peace negotiations as it aims to address the roots of the armed conflict.
In response to the calls by the GPH and the NDFP panels for consultations with, and participation of, various sectors in the peace process, Mindanao peace advocates and people’s organizations met in mid-February in Davao City. They drew up and approved a Mindanao people’s peace agenda for submission to the two negotiating panels. The agenda was presented at the Marawi and Iligan forums. (By Satur C. Ocampo / bulatlat.com)
By D. L. MONDELO
For Beth, it was a long, long journey to Oslo, literally and figuratively. The road to peace, she says however, is even longer, more difficult to traverse and full of potholes.
It is only through the people’s support that the two parties can draw the strength needed to withstand all negative pressures, ensure the efficacy of bilateral agreements and the successful end-result of the peace negotiations. In the final analysis, that is the meaning of the people being the true sovereign power, a fact which neither side disputes. By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) ended their first formal peace talks in six years with “guarded optimism and hope,” concluding today, February 22, six hard days of bargaining in this Norwegian capital.
Bulatlat correspondent Raymund Villanueva provides live updates of the closing ceremonies today, Feb. 21, of the peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway, between the Aquino government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
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Press Statement 21 February 2011 We, National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultants and staff and other political prisoners at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame, denounce utterances by the top leaders and...
Press Statement 21 February 2011 As the weeklong GPH-NDFP formal peace talks resumption culminated today, the Wilfredo Zapanta Command-Front 18 Operations Command of the New People's Army (Wizac-NPA) released prisoner of war (POW) PO2 Jerwel Montecillo Tugade...
News Release St. Valentine was a young priest who was jailed and executed in 269 AD for his conviction and stand against powerful oppressors. His act of sacrifice was out of love for justice, truth, freedom and human rights. Today, as the world celebrates his day,...
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