LUCENA CITY – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) will order its armed wing, the New People’s Army rebels to rest their guns in observance of the traditional Christmas ceasefire, according to CPP founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison. ADVERTISEMENTSison said the ceasefire order has been recommended by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). “The draft is already being processed by the Central Committee of the CPP,” Sison added. ADVERTISEMENTBut Sison stressed that the final decision to declare Christmas ceasefire still rest with the CPP. The government forces and the NPA rebels had long been observing annual unilateral ceasefire during the Yuletide seasonIronically, after the ceasefire period, both sides accused each other of violating their ceasefire declarations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 21, 2017 12:45 UTC