PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte scuttled peace talks with communist rebels for the nth time, saying he wasn’t ready for any round of negotiations. “There is no more peace talks to talk about. I am not…I’ll never be ready for any round of talks. A policeman and a local government employee were hurt when they were attacked allegedly by communist rebels on Friday afternoon in Masbate. The President declared a unilateral ceasefire with the rebels amid government efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Source: Manila Times April 27, 2020 16:52 UTC