{"id":161131,"date":"2018-04-23T01:07:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T05:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=161131"},"modified":"2018-04-23T01:07:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T05:07:30","slug":"prrd-urges-sison-to-come-home-sets-60-day-window-for-talks-with-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/23\/prrd-urges-sison-to-come-home-sets-60-day-window-for-talks-with-reds\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD urges Sison to come home, sets 60-day window for talks with Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Duterte has called on Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison to return home and resume the peace negotiations within 60 days. (Facebook photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte has called on Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison to return home and resume the peace negotiations within 60 days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI created a small window — 60 days. My proposal to Sison, I will not go there. We\u2019re fighting for the Philippines, so you come here,\u201d Duterte told Sison in his speech during the 24th National Federation of Motorcycle Clubs of the Philippines (NFMCP) Annual Convention in Legazpi City on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Sison went into exile in the Netherlands after the two-decade regime of former president Ferdinand Marcos ended in 1986.<\/p>\n

Recently, Sison expressed openness and readiness to resume peace negotiations, which Duterte cancelled in November last year due to the series of attacks launched by the New People\u2019s Army on civilians and government troops.<\/p>\n

In response, Duterte said he is ready to give the communist rebels another chance to resume peace talks.<\/p>\n

The President said the National Democratic Front-CPP-NPA could set up a camp where he could talk to them \u201cminus arms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will pay for your (Sison) fare, billeting and food. And your guerrilla front, you stay in one place, set up a camp. Bring your arms inside the camp, you tell us where you are, you can go out of the camp, minus the arms,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he will give Sison the complete freedom to move, adding that he will order the military and the police to “be nice to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTake advantage of that 60 days. If it succeeds, then I would like to thank God first and the Filipino people and the military and the police for their understanding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Commander-in-Chief said he cannot fight with communist rebels forever, \u201csame with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Moro National Liberation Front.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the threat of terrorism remains very high. We are not fighting against our Moro brothers and sisters,\u201d Duterte, who traced his Maranao roots from his grandmother, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, if you (NPA) can do it, whatever it is, I can do it better, 100 times better than what you can do. So let us respect each other. Anyway, civilians are not part (of the fight). But once you start to mess up with\u2026. I will not back out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte said his administration is \u201cwell on its way\u201d towards eliminating the social ills that prevent the country\u2019s march toward progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cI seek your proactive participation in nation-building by upholding peace and order, preserving national security and eliminating misfits in our society,\u201d he said in his speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember that your greater participation in our fight against illegal drugs, criminality and corruption is crucial to our goal of uplifting the lives of the Filipino people,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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