Despite the recently announced breakthrough in the peace process involving the government of Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the communist-led National Democratic Front (NDF), there remain several obstacles that could derail the possible resumption of negotiations in 2024. When the NDF announced the signing of a joint statement with the Marcos government, it … Read more
Leading members of the Philippines’ House of Representatives have thrown their support behind the revival of the peace process with the country’s communist rebels, a day after Vice President Sara Duterte criticized the move as an “agreement with the devil.” Last week, Norway’s Foreign Ministry announced that representatives of the Philippine government and the communist … Read more
The Philippine government and the country’s communist insurgents have agreed to restart peace negotiations after a six-year hiatus, with the goal of finally bringing their decades-long conflict to an end. High-ranking delegations from Manila and the communist National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) last week agreed to a “common vision for peace,” Norway’s Foreign … Read more