Reds to 'seriously study' Duterte's ceasefire offer: Joma Sison

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MANILA - The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) said it will &quot;seriously study&quot; President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s offer for a ceasefire as the country faces the threat of the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19).In a statement, NDFP chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said Duterte should formally make a ceasefire offer, which the NDFP and the Communist Party of the Philippines will study.&quot;But if he is really serious with his offer to have a ceasefire with the NDFP he must make a formal offer through the GRP negotiating panel to the NDFP negotiating panel,&quot; he said.&quot;It will be related not only to the common fight against COVID-19 but also to the resumption of the peace negotiations,&quot; Sison added.Duterte on Monday called for a truce with communist rebels as the country grapples with containing the rapidly spreading new COVID-19.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/16/20/duterte-asks-reds-for-ceasefire-amid-covid-19-pandemic">Duterte asks Reds for ceasefire amid COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul>Duterte made the appeal during a public address as he placed the entire island of Luzon under an expanded quarantine.“Ceasefire muna tayo. Mas mabuti pang tumulong muna kayo. I will repay you with a good heart,” he said.The President formally terminated peace talks with the rebels in March 2019, saying he would no longer entertain any &quot;persuasions&quot; from the communists.However, in December, Duterte ordered Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to meet with Sison.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/08/19/duterte-serious-about-peace-with-reds-natl-security-adviser">Duterte serious about peace with Reds: Na&#x27;tl Security Adviser</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/19/19/govt-bent-on-restarting-peace-talks-despite-dutertes-order-to-crush-npa">Gov&#x27;t bent on restarting peace talks despite Duterte&#x27;s order to crush NPA</a></li></ul>The President did not specify what Bello and Sison would talk about but said that &quot;the quest for longing for peace has always been there&quot; and that it was his &quot;last card.&quot;

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said it will "seriously study" President Rodrigo Duterte's offer for a ceasefire as the country faces the threat of the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19).

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said it will "seriously study" President Rodrigo Duterte's offer for a ceasefire as the country faces the threat of the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19).

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Reds to 'seriously study' Duterte's ceasefire offer: Joma Sison

Reds to 'seriously study' Duterte's ceasefire offer: Joma Sison

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Published Mar 17, 2020 01:35 AM PHT

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