PILC is representing Adelberto A. Silva while the NUPL is representing Benito E. Tiamzon and Wilma Austria-Tiamzon. State Prosecutors Olivia Laroza-Torrevillas and Aristotle Reyes filed the motion with the Manila court last Nov. 24. READ: Duterte: We will arrest communist rebels, including ‘legal fronts’“In view of the cancellation of the peace talks, there is no more legal ground for the continuous provisional liberty of the accused. “The peace negotiations may only be deemed formally terminated 30 days after a formal written notice is given by one party to the other,” the joint comment stated. “Based on the President’s public statements, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) precipitously filed motions for recommitment in February 2017 and then in August 2017, a position later proven unwise and incorrect,” the joint comment stated.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 14, 2017 08:26 UTC