THERE is no official notice yet from President Rodrigo Duterte on the termination of peace negotiations with the communist rebels, Malacanang said on Wednesday. In a press conference, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said the President’s statement to end peace talks was just his directive for now. “Officially there’s none,” Abella said when asked about Duterte’s final instruction to send a formal letter of termination of peace talks to the communist rebels. He said the government peace panel would send a written termination notice to the communists once the President has issued his final directive. Bello also denied claims that the President’s statement to terminate peace talks was just a “bluff.”“Hindi, totoo iyon.

Source: Manila Times July 26, 2017 06:56 UTC