DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte has doused all hopes that the stalled peace talks between the government and the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) will resume as he said with finality he was no longer pursuing talks with communist insurgents. At the beginning of his speech, the President also hailed the anti-communist Manobo leader Datu Joel Onad, one of the paramilitary leaders in the hinterlands of this city. “The earlier we finish the insurgency, the better for us all,” Duterte said. “Kailangan talaga, Joel, Datu Onad, tapusin na ang gierang ito. [That’s why, Joel, Datu Onad, we really need to finish the war.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 26, 2018 13:29 UTC