The House Special Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and
Unity was asked to study the possible revival of the peace talks between the
government and the Communist Party of the Philippines
In House Resolution 1927, Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez (2nd
District, Cagayan de Oro City), who chairs the Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsa
Moro Basic Law, said there have been reports that the on-and-off peace talks
between the government and the NDFP may start again.
Although Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita
Deles said both parties were amenable to returning to the negotiating table to
end more than four decades of communist insurgency, there are no formal
meetings yet for a possible resumption of the peace talks, according to
Rodriguez.
Rodriguez said the government and the NDFP have been holding
peace talks for the past 27 years to end the Maoist-inspired war waged by the
New People’s Army (NPA), CPP’s armed wing, against the government, which has
reportedly claimed more than 40,000 lives.
“The NDFP has been holding peace talks with the Government
of the Republic of the Philippines
Rodriguez said the peace negotiations have been stalled
since 2004 with both parties adamant in pushing for their respective
preconditions before the start of the peace talks. The last breakdown of the
talks occurred in February 2013, Rodriguez said.
Rep. Maximo B. Rodriguez Jr. (Party-list, ABAMIN), another
author of the resolution, said there is a need to inquire on the matter to
ensure that the CPP is sincere in its quest for peace.
He urged the committee, chaired by Rep. Jim Hataman-Salliman
(Lone District, Basilan), to invite the Office of the Presidential Adviser on
the Peace Process (OPAPP), the NDFP, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
and other agencies and entities that may shed light and resolve the issue.
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