The NDF has consistently claimed that international treaties only prohibit the use of victim-triggered explosives that do not discriminate targets. However, the NDF said they understood President Duterte’s harsh public statement during the wake of government soldiers killed in a firefight with communist guerrillas. ADVERTISEMENTOn Sunday, President Duterte threatened to call off the peace negotiations if the NPA continued using landmines. “Concerning President Duterte’s statement in Davao last night (Sunday dawn), we address him in his official capacity and not at a personal level. Apart from international laws, the NDF asserts that there are no agreements yet between the communist movement and the government that covers the prohibition of command-detonated explosives.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 08, 2016 00:56 UTC