President Rodrigo Duterte will ask Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison not to return to the Philippines should he decide to come back and the peace talks collapse again.
In a press conference Saturday (June 2) before leaving for South Korea, Duterte said he meant his earlier statement that he will escort Sison to the airport in case the negotiations fall through.
“It was not a joke. Actually, it was — it’s my sentiment na we have suffered a lot, resources, lives and all. At sana it — sana matagumpay,” he said.
“Pero kung hindi naman, sabihin ko na lang sa iyo na huwag ka nang bumalik. Let’s end this by just shaking our hands and we will resume the violent war. It leaves us no other alternative,” Duterte added.
Sison has been living in exile in The Netherlands for more than 30 years. He was asked to return by Duterte for 60 days so he could participate in the peace talks.
The President said he is willing to foot the bill for Sison’s stay in the country but will not agree to the communists’ demand for a coalition government.
But as I said, I’m willing to talk. Ako ang ga-guarantee sa billeting nila, pagkain, lahat. But my condition is that no demand for coalition. That is not acceptable to me at all and any other group for that matter asking autonomy. I will not and I will never agree of any splintered armed group na sabihin mo…
Well, for example, itong sa BBL. I might as well be frank. I will accommodate — I will move the extra mile but never would I agree that there will be a fissure somewhere.
http://politics.com.ph/duterte-serious-about-asking-joma-to-leave-if-peace-talks-fail-lets-shake-hands-then-resume-war/
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