LUCENA CITY – Exiled communist rebel leaders welcomed, albeit with mixed feelings, President Duterte’s renewed interest to reopen the shelved peace talks. The NDFP is the umbrella group of communist organizations that has been representing the insurgents in the on and off peace negotiations with the government since 1986. On Tuesday, Duterte revealed that he would allow Agcaoili to return to the Philippines to resume the stalled peace talks. “After all, we’re on a waiting period about the appropriate time to talk about peace. In November last year, the NDFP leaders had dropped plans to return home to Manila to work for the possible resumption of peace talks with the government due to security concerns.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 20, 2019 02:48 UTC