Malacanang on Monday reiterated the government is open to
resuming peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s
Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) provided that the dialogue is
based on a time-bound and doable agenda.
“Only if they are time-bound and doable. We have always said
that we are open to resuming talks provided that we avoid the mistakes of the
past. And I think that’s not unreasonable request,” said Presidential
Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda in a Palace press briefing.
Lacierda said the government remains committed to pursuing
peace with the communist rebels.
“We’d rather have peace than war. And we have proven our
sincerity insofar as starting a peace dialogue. We’ve proven that in MILF (Moro
Islamic Liberation Front),” he said.
Lacierda said the administration is also continuously
working for the uplift of the lives of every Filipino.
“For us, our concern is to make sure that the welfare of
every Filipino whether you’re a rebel, whether you’re a civilian, or whether
you’re a law abiding citizen is taken cared for,” he said.
“So that means that if they are not willing to talk peace,
we are going to continue to go to areas where we can help them. (We have)
poverty intervention programs, other alleviation measures that we can do to
help the poor and we also have ISP (Internal Security Plan),” he added.
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