SENATE Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Sunday the Senate must take a more active role in the peace process after meeting with Norway’s new special envoy to the Philippines. Tvedt is the new Special Envoy to the Philippines on the peace and reconciliation efforts with the NDF, replacing Slattum. He underscored the importance of involving the Senate in the peace talks. “Right now the peace process with the NDF is not being discussed formally or informally in the Senate,” Drilon said. “There is a need to involve the Senate in the peace and reconciliation efforts between the Philippines and the NDF because in the end, a law will be needed to define the relationship of the parties.”

Source: The Standard October 22, 2017 15:56 UTC