In their joint comment filed before the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 on Wednesday, the Tiamzon couple, together with National Democratic Front (NDF) consultant Adelberto Silva, said the government peace panel had yet to send the NDF negotiating panel a written notice of termination of the peace talks. The joint comment was filed in response to the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s December 8 Motion for Recommitment and Cancellation of Bail. 360 declaring the cancelation of the peace talks with the NDF. This compelled the government negotiating panel to file an ad cautelam manifestation, “clarifying that there was no formal termination of the peace talks yet, to counter motions by the OSG,” they said. The Tiamzons and Silva were released in August last year in time for the resumption of the peace talks.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 14, 2017 00:00 UTC