House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed his full support for President Marcos’ decision to reopen negotiations to resume formal peace talks with the...
Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide on Wednesday, Nov. 29, lauded the resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) Norway, which has mediated...
President Marcos has asked Filipinos to support the resumption of the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National (NDF) to realize the vision of unity in the country. Photo from @bongbongmarcos/X (Twitter) Marcos said this following the signing of the Oslo Joint Communique...
The resumption of the peace negotiations by the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) offers an “acceptable closure” for both parties after decades of fighting, National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Ano said on Tuesday,...
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has agreed to go back to the negotiating table with the Philippine government, with the resumption of the peace talks expected to begin early next year. But the issue on the declaration of the ceasefire between government forces led by...
Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screenshot from RTVM livestream) The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the political wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP),...
PEACE-MAKER Before the demise of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in October 2011, another Middle East strongman with whom we also had interesting encounters fell from power in December 2003: Saddam Hussein. As with Gaddafi, we first met him in the 1970s when we were a pioneering businessman in the...
In a bid to foster lasting peace, President Marcos has issued an executive order and several proclamations that grant amnesty to rebels and insurgents. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) By the authority of the President, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed...
PEACE-MAKER Timor Leste President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta arrived in Manila two days ago for a state visit. He met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang, where they discussed educational, technical, economic, and political cooperation between our two...
PEACE-MAKER As of this writing, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was scheduled to speak at the joint session of the House of Representatives and Senate at the Batasan Pambansa. This paper’s editorial yesterday, Nov. 4, pointed out that the Japanese Premier’s address is...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) said All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Western Visayas were generally peaceful. PEOPLE visit the graves of departed relatives at the Iloilo City Public Cemetery on All Souls’ Day. (Tara Yap) “This is a big accomplishment. We did...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga/BAGUIO CITY – All Saints' Day and All Souls' Days in Central Luzon and the Cordillera region were generally peaceful, police said Thursday. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said no major incidents were reported in the Central...
