{"id":158415,"date":"2018-03-27T23:43:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T03:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=158415"},"modified":"2018-03-27T23:43:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T03:43:01","slug":"new-parameters-needed-when-talking-peace-with-reds-dnd-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/27\/new-parameters-needed-when-talking-peace-with-reds-dnd-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"New parameters needed when talking peace with Reds: DND chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_157106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157106\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0-02-06-2611051dbfae8439017fcf07bdb8a514b93bda0fb944e4c5a17ea9366ca1a54d_full_5aadcc5cc86526_49643885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157106\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0-02-06-2611051dbfae8439017fcf07bdb8a514b93bda0fb944e4c5a17ea9366ca1a54d_full_5aadcc5cc86526_49643885.jpg\" alt=\"Lorenzana said new parameters are needed to ensure that the process will have better results. &quot;Siguro baguhin natin ang parameters. We cannot repeat what we have been doing and expect a better result this time because, believe me, it will result to the same- failure. Past experiences are our best guide,&quot; Lorenzana said. (PNA photo)\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0-02-06-2611051dbfae8439017fcf07bdb8a514b93bda0fb944e4c5a17ea9366ca1a54d_full_5aadcc5cc86526_49643885.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/0-02-06-2611051dbfae8439017fcf07bdb8a514b93bda0fb944e4c5a17ea9366ca1a54d_full_5aadcc5cc86526_49643885-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorenzana said new parameters are needed to ensure that the process will have better results. &#8220;Siguro baguhin natin ang parameters. We cannot repeat what we have been doing and expect a better result this time because, believe me, it will result to the same- failure. Past experiences are our best guide,&#8221; Lorenzana said. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; New parameters must be established when conducting peace talks with the rebel group New People&#8217;s Army (NPA) to ensure its success, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzana made the statement after 61 members of the House of Representatives signed a petition urging President Rodrigo R. Duterte to resume peace negotiations with the rebels.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzana said new parameters are needed to ensure that the process will have better results. &#8220;<em>Siguro baguhin natin ang\u00a0<\/em>parameters. We cannot repeat what we have been doing and expect a better result this time because, believe me, it will result to the same- failure. Past experiences are our best guide,&#8221; Lorenzana said.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Lorenzana said he sees little need for peace talks as the number of NPA members and their supporters who surrender have been growing.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported that a total of 4,356 NPA regular members and their supporters have surrendered to government forces nationwide starting Jan. 1 up to March 15 this year.<\/p>\n<p>The AFP said surrenderers include 626 NPA regulars and Sangay sa Partido Lokal or local party members and 3,730 Militia ng Bayan, Underground Mass Organization members and mass supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Majority of surrenders happened in eastern Mindanao, particularly in the regions of Davao and Caraga, totaling 97 percent or 4,194 individuals, the AFP added.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte terminated the peace talks through Proclamation No. 360 on November 23, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In December last year, Duterte issued Proclamation No. 374 declaring the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA (CPP-NPA) as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; New parameters must be established when conducting peace talks with the rebel group New People&#8217;s Army (NPA) to ensure &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":157106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[12748,49132,13944],"class_list":["post-158415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-delfin-lorenzana","tag-partido-lokal","tag-president-rodrigo-r-duterte","mauthors-priam-nepomuceno","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}