{"id":80348,"date":"2016-08-27T08:55:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T12:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=80348"},"modified":"2025-01-31T01:25:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T06:25:47","slug":"philippine-rebels-agree-indefinite-cease-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/08\/27\/philippine-rebels-agree-indefinite-cease-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine rebels agree to indefinite cease fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-80348 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag1.jpg 355w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag1-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80349'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint statement on the resumption of formal talks in the peace negotiations between the GRP and the NDFP (1\/7). (PCO photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80350'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint statement on the resumption of formal talks in the peace negotiations between the GRP and the NDFP (2\/7). (PCO photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80351'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint statement on the resumption of formal talks in the peace negotiations between the GRP and the NDFP (3\/7). (PCO photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80352'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint statement on the resumption of formal talks in the peace negotiations between the GRP and the NDFP (4\/7). (PCO photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80353'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint statement on the resumption of formal talks in the peace negotiations between the GRP and the NDFP (5\/7). (PCO photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag-6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag-6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80354'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint statement on the resumption of formal talks in the peace negotiations between the GRP and the NDFP (6\/7). (PCO photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-80355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag-7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ag-7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-80355'>\n\t\t\t\tJoint statement on the resumption of formal talks in the peace negotiations between the GRP and the NDFP (7\/7). (PCO photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>OSLO\u2014Philippine communist rebels on Friday agreed to an indefinite cease-fire in peace talks with government officials aimed at ending one of Asia&#8217;s longest-running insurgencies.<\/p>\n<p>After a weeklong meeting in Norway, negotiators for the Maoist rebels and the government issued a joint statement pledging to accelerate the peace process for a conflict that has killed tens of thousands since the late 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>The rebels said they would extend indefinitely a unilateral cease-fire that was set to end on Saturday, a move that came in response to President Rodrigo Duterte&#8217;s cease-fire which took effect on Aug.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy cephalexin online <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconferenceonems.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/png\/cephalexin.html\">https:\/\/nationalconferenceonems.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/png\/cephalexin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe joint statement we are signing manifests the historic significance of what we have achieved,\u201d said Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Philippines Communist Party.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy valtrex online <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconferenceonems.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/png\/valtrex.html\">https:\/\/nationalconferenceonems.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/png\/valtrex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Philippines presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza called the statement a \u201chistoric and unprecedented event\u201d and gave credit to President Duterte.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, the two sides reaffirmed previous agreements and agreed to discuss the release of detainees and who should get immunity to take part in the talks. Negotiators said they aim to complete the peace talks in nine to 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Although less numerous and less violent than Muslim separatist rebels in the country&#8217;s south, the Maoists have fought and outlived successive Philippine administrations for nearly 50 years, holding out against constant military and police offensives. They draw support from those dissatisfied with economic inequality, especially in the countryside, and the Philippines&#8217; alliance with the U.S. The conflict has left an estimated 40,000 people dead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy tadalista online <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalconferenceonems.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/png\/tadalista.html\">https:\/\/nationalconferenceonems.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/png\/tadalista.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, who facilitated the talks, said all involved had to make sure that a potential peace agreement help people in poor, rural areas improve their lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a unique opportunity and we all have to contribute,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiators agreed to meet again on Oct. 8-12 in Oslo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OSLO\u2014Philippine communist rebels on Friday agreed to an indefinite cease-fire in peace talks with government officials aimed at ending one &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":77386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,1145,16,95],"tags":[11150,12041,2532,343,892,12040],"class_list":["post-80348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-headline","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-communist-party-of-the-philippines","tag-ndfp","tag-peace-talks","tag-philippines","tag-rebels","tag-truce","mauthors-david-keyton","mauthors-the-associated-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80348","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=80348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":287150,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80348\/revisions\/287150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}