Government chief negotiator Silvestre Bello III said President Rodrigo Duterte is determined to uphold human rights of political dissenters even as he continues to seek a negotiated political settlement with rebel forces.
ROME, Italy – The Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) signed on Saturday, January 21, the supplemental guidelines for the full operation of the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) under the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL), moving the peace negotiations another step towards final peace settlement.
Negotiating panels from the government of the Philippine and National Democratic Front sign the supplemental agreement on Joint Monitoring Committee on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law as negotiations move towards other substantive agenda.
Holiday Inn Eur Parco dei Medici
Rome, Italy
21 January 2017
ROME, Italy—The Norwegian government lauded the Government of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) for their strong commitment to pursue the peace talks as it moves to more challenging and substantial part of the negotiations. (more…)
Underscoring the urgency and the seriousness of President Rodrigo Duterte to forge a lasting peace agreement with communist rebels, the Philippine government came in full force to the third round of talks in Rome, Italy where the more substantial agenda items will be taken up.
GRP-NDF Peace talks
Rome, Italy
January 20, 2017
Almost five months ago, in August of last year, we embarked on resuming our negotiations which to many, after almost three decades of peace talks, seem to be intractable and more so, immovable to others.
The third round of peace talks between the government of the Philippines and National Democratic Front opened on 19 January 207 at Holiday Inn Parco Dei Medici in Rome, Italy, with plenty of optimism.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Secretary Jesus Jess Dureza, welcomes the official delegates of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines composed of the peace panel members, working committee chairs, members and consultants, panel advisers and secretariat to the third round of peace talks with the National Democratic Front. This round will cover the more substantive parts of the negotiations – socio-economic reforms and political and constitutional reforms.
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