{"id":167870,"date":"2018-06-24T05:30:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T09:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=167870"},"modified":"2018-06-24T05:30:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T09:30:51","slug":"joma-insincere-in-holding-peace-talks-dnd-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/24\/joma-insincere-in-holding-peace-talks-dnd-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Joma \u2018insincere\u2019 in holding peace talks: DND chief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Lorenzana said Sison’s name calling of President Rodrigo R. Duterte as “political swindler and butcher” does not reflect the sincerity of Sison (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana has accused Jose Ma. Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), of being insincere for the peace talks to succeed which have been dragging for decades.<\/p>\n

Lorenzana said Sison\u2019s name calling of President Rodrigo R. Duterte as \u201cpolitical swindler and butcher\u201d does not reflect the sincerity of Sison and the New People\u2019s Army (NPA) to resolve the long-running insurgency problem now on its 50th year.<\/p>\n

Lorenzana made the statement in an exclusive interview with the Philippine News Agency at the sidelines of the FVR Golf Tournament held at the Philippine Veterans Medical Center golf course in Quezon City on Saturday.<\/p>\n

At the same time, Lorenzana criticized Sison for insisting to hold peace talks in a foreign country like Norway, instead of the Philippines, to resolve a domestic conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reaction of Sison of the peace talks does not help, because what is wrong when the President said that we should first study the agreements,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat the President wants is to hold the peace talks here in the country,\u201d Lorenzana added.<\/p>\n

The on-and-off peace negotiations between the government and the communist rebels have been going on for decades without finding a genuine and lasting solution.<\/p>\n

Lorenzana, a retired major general of the Philippine Army who saw action at the height of the Moro rebellion in Mindanao in 1970s and 1980s, blasted Sison \u201dfor ordering the NPA of an all-out war and oust the President.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I can say, Mr. Sison, just come home and we will talk about what you are fighting for, otherwise if you don\u2019t come back here we will talk to the local NPA leaders, and you will be irrelevant and you will be consigned to the dustbin of history,\u201d Lorenzana added.<\/p>\n

Sison\u2019s safety is being assured by no less than the President.<\/p>\n

Lorenzana also reacted to the threat of Sison to order the NPA to attack government forces because Sison is exiled comfortably in the Netherlands, out of harm\u2019s way, while the NPA rebels risk their lives fighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is easy for you (Sison) to say because you are living in a foreign country, enjoying and living a life of luxury and comfort,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Sison and the NPA \u201cwant to tie the hands of the government,\u201d adding \u201cthis does not help\u201d for the peace talks to progress.<\/p>\n

Lorenzana supported the President\u2019s call for the peace talks to be held in the country, not in a foreign land.<\/p>\n

The defense chief said that the government is sincere in its effort for the long-drawn peace talks to be successful<\/p>\n

With regards to the Comprehensive Agreement on Socio Economic Reforms (CASER) proposed by the National Democratic Front (NDF) of the CPP\/NPA, it is unacceptable as pointed out by columnist Bobby Tiglao, because the aim is to \u201cnationalize all industries like power and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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