LUCENA CITY, Philippines—Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison said on Friday that the communist movement was again ready to resume peace talks that have repeatedly been resumed and canceled over the past 33 years. And both sides reached only three “comprehensive agreements,” mostly with the administration of former President Fidel Ramos. “He is really a communist anyway … If Sison agrees, this [will] be my last card, when I say my last card. “My stand is, being the President, I cannot say I no longer want to talk to them. This for everybody.”Unfinished businessSison, on the other hand, said both sides could restart work on all unfinished business once both sides agreed to reaffirm all previous agreements.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 06, 2019 20:26 UTC