Bello called out NDF Peace Panel member Fidel Agcaoili regarding this tragic incident that resulted in CAFGU casualties. Palace strongly reiterates call for ceasefireGovernment of the Philippines (GPH) Peace Panel Chair and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III expressed disappointment over the ambush of government troops by members of the New People’s Army (NPA), Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced during the press briefing on Friday. The Palace official said the President has given the NDF a “small window of opportunity,” though there was no timeline set. This came barely two days after President Rodrigo Duterte declared a unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), National Democratic Front (NDF), and NPA during his first State of the Nation Address. The ambush took place in Sitio Pati, Barangay Gupitan, Davao del Norte, resulting in the death of a Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member and the wounding of four others on July 27.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 29, 2016 09:22 UTC