The New People’s Army has conducted 62 terroristic attacks since the start of the year, the military said. ADVERTISEMENTWhen the government and communist rebels announced the resumption of the peace talks last week, reports of NPA attacks continued in North Cotabato and Agusan del Norte. President Rodrigo Duterte scrapped the peace talks last month after the communists insisted on their demand to free their political prisoners and called off its unilateral ceasefire and launched a series of attacks against state forces. The AFP, meanwhile, said their combat operations against the NPA will continue despite the resumption of the peace talks until they receive an official instruction from the Office of the President. On the government side, 14 soldiers were killed, 36 were wounded and three were abducted since the start of the year.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 20, 2017 09:22 UTC