MANILA, Philippines — The possibility of holding peace negotiations in the country should not be an issue if the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is really sincere in forging a peace deal with the government, Malacañang said on Sunday. Sison, who is in self-exile in The Netherlands, to reopen peace talks between the government and communist rebels. But Panelo thinks Sison is “just bluffing”in rejecting the revival of the talks. They ambush our policemen and soldiers while we are in talks,” Panelo said in Filipino. Duterte had also pushed for localized peace talks, which the rebels opposed, saying the substantive agenda covered by the negotiations are beyond the scope of the local governments.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 08, 2019 21:45 UTC