President Rodrigo Duterte has dangled an attractive offer to entice Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison to return to the country: The possibility of taking over the government.
In a speech in Iloilo Wednesday (June 21), Duterte said he might agree with Sison’s plan about a government takeover.
“I don’t know if Sison is coming home. But what I can tell him now is that if you are trying to destroy a government and you want to take over, why don’t you come here and talk about it. Maybe I’ll agree with you,” he said during the inauguration of the new Vista Mall in Oton.
“I’ll give the government to you but sabi ko umuwi ka muna dito. And I promise you security and safety as a personal and official commitment,” he added.
Duterte said Sison can stay in the Philippines for up to 60 days to take part in the peace talks, with the government footing the bill.
The President, however, had called off the resumption of the negotiations on June 28 to give way to more consultations.http://politics.com.ph/duterte-to-joma-sison-come-to-ph-maybe-ill-give-govt-to-you/
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