Teodoro rejects calls to resume peace talks with NPA

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday said there would be no resumption of peace talks with communist rebels, rejecting calls from former negotiators following a deadly military operation in Negros Occidental. “No. I object to any peace talks with the NPA (New People’s Army),” Teodoro told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony for the distribution of financial assistance and food packs to fisherfolk affected by the Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises at Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. His remarks came after former government peace negotiators urged the revival of negotiations with the Communist Party of the […]... Keep on reading: Teodoro rejects calls to resume peace talks with NPA

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