{"id":158649,"date":"2018-04-03T03:19:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=158649"},"modified":"2018-04-03T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:19:10","slug":"duterte-land-reform-to-continue-amid-canceled-talks-with-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/03\/duterte-land-reform-to-continue-amid-canceled-talks-with-reds\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte: Land reform to continue amid canceled talks with Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_158650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158650\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dutert4_5ac2e9d37a3f62_78272969.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158650\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/dutert4_5ac2e9d37a3f62_78272969.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWith or without the talks between government and the communist, land reform will continue to be implemented. It will not end this way,\u201d Duterte said during the distribution of the certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to 1,680 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Monday. (PNA photo)\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-158650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cWith or without the talks between government and the communist, land reform will continue to be implemented. It will not end this way,\u201d Duterte said during the distribution of the certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to 1,680 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Monday. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; President Rodrigo R. Duterte vowed to implement &#8220;genuine&#8221; land reform even if peace talks with communist rebels do not push through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith or without the talks between government and the communist, land reform will continue to be implemented. It will not end this way,\u201d Duterte said during the distribution of the certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) to 1,680 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that as President, he is privileged to implement genuine land reform through \u201cstrong and decisive governance&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The President, meanwhile, urged state-run Land Bank to make credit and loans more accessible to farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am urging the Land Bank to look for ways and means na\u00a0<em>makarating kayo doon sa farmers at anuhin mo man \u2018yang pera na \u2018yan, marami na \u2018yan<\/em>\u00a0(where you can reach the farmers and whatever you do with the money, that\u2019s a lot),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte described Land Bank as \u201calmost like a commercial bank\u201d and urged them to release the funds for farmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d<em>Yang pera na \u2018yan, bitawan na ninyo, give it to the farmers<\/em>\u00a0(That money, you should let go of it, give it to the farmers),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza earlier said it would take \u201cthe presence of an enabling environment\u201d to resume peace talks.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte started formal peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in 2016 but canceled them last year because of continued attacks of the New People\u2019s Army (NPA) on government forces.<\/p>\n<p>He issued a proclamation classifying the CPP-NPA as a terrorist organization in December last year.<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; President Rodrigo R. 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