President Rodrigo Duterte is looking into the possibility of meeting with two peace negotiators of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) who have reportedly expressed their willingness to meet with him after the talks collapsed last year. Ledesma, Jalandoni’s spouse, is a member of the NDFP peace panel and also the head of the NDFP Special Office for the Protection of Children. ADVERTISEMENTOffer from NDFPThe offer from the NDFP came days after Vicente Ladlad, an NDFP peace consultant, and two others were arrested in Metro Manila. He added that the possible resumption of the peace talks was also part of the agenda of the three returning NDFP leaders. The peace talks between the government and the NDFP ended after the President signed Proclamation No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 11, 2018 21:33 UTC