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Peace talks with reds after four years.
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Ceasefire restored
The headaches of the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte are not few nor are they easy to solve; they happen to be such that they have become too complex to be solved with a single round of talks. Ever since the President took over and initiated the first round of talks, there has been a cat-and-mouse game being enacted between the communist combine and the government.
In a fresh overture to untangle the knotty problem that this age-old insurgency has been raging, the President yesterday reinstated the unilateral ceasefire that he initiated earlier but kept in abeyance.
The ceasefire comes in the wake of yet another round of talks that are scheduled to begin at Oslo next Monday. It is notable that the alliance of the National Democratic Front, Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army- (NDF-CPP-NPA) had on Friday declared a unilateral cessation of hostilities to enable their representatives to attend the peace talks.
This was announced by the Presidential Peace Advisor Jesus Dureza in his customary address at the Ninoy International Airport while on his way to Norway who has been hosting the peace talks between the government and the rebels who have been waging a bloody war.
He expressed the sentiments of the government who had reciprocated the unilaterally announced ceasefire by the rebels which would be for duration of one week. The government’s declaration was for an unlimited period, he clarified.
It was our effort that the ceasefire declared by us can go on for as long as it is necessary to ensure peace for our people and it would commence from midnight tonight. This reflects the keenness of the President and the government to usher in peace at any cost.
It is only peace that can be the harbinger of prosperity to any nation, he said.
This declaration BY THE President also brings into effect all the orders, guidelines and procedures that were implemented in the earlier instance; the peace talks are resuming after four years with some failed attempts in between.
The instructions had been issued to the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the other security agencies of the country.
He announced that the intention of the government was to provide a life of peace to its citizens who deserved peace to prosper.
Umrao singh
umraoz.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Written for: Lars-Magnus Carlsson www.thephilippinepride.com
