Pres. Rody: All NDFP consultants will be in Oslo talks
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte said that all consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) will be joining the peace negotiations in Oslo, Norway next week.
This was assured by the President in his meeting with NDFP lawyers at the Malacañang Palace Monday evening.
“The President assured NDF lawyers present during the meeting in Malacañang yesterday that the NDF consultants will fly to Oslo,” Labor Secretary Silvestre “Bebot” Bello III said in a press statement Tuesday.
Bello said that Duterte instructed the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs “to process the papers of the consultants so that they can travel to Oslo in time for the start of the formal peace talks on August 22.”
Those present at the meeting on Monday from the government panel were Dureza, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and BI commissioner Jaime Morante, Atty. Angela Librado-Trinidad, former Agrarian Reform Secretary Hernani Braganza and retired Region 11 prosecutor Antonio Arellano.
The NDFP consultants who met with Duterte were former Bayan Muna party list Rep. Satur Ocampo, NDFP panel member Fidel Agcaoili and NDFP lawyer Edre Olalia.
The government has withdrawn its objections to the bail petitions filed against the 18 NDFP consultants, allowing NDFP consultants Benito and Wilma Tiamzon to post bail so that they can join the talks.
Aside from the Tiamzons, Ariel Arbitrario and Porferio Tuna were also allowed to post bail over the weekend.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza, for his part said, that despite exchanging barbs with Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison, the President was still willing to “walk the extra mile for peace”
“The President said while he was hurt by the sharp exchanges between him and CPP founding chair Jose Maria Sison who is based in The Netherlands, he gave assurances that he will walk the extra mile for peace,” Dureza said. AJRSP
This was assured by the President in his meeting with NDFP lawyers at the Malacañang Palace Monday evening.
“The President assured NDF lawyers present during the meeting in Malacañang yesterday that the NDF consultants will fly to Oslo,” Labor Secretary Silvestre “Bebot” Bello III said in a press statement Tuesday.
Bello said that Duterte instructed the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs “to process the papers of the consultants so that they can travel to Oslo in time for the start of the formal peace talks on August 22.”
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The NDFP consultants who met with Duterte were former Bayan Muna party list Rep. Satur Ocampo, NDFP panel member Fidel Agcaoili and NDFP lawyer Edre Olalia.
The government has withdrawn its objections to the bail petitions filed against the 18 NDFP consultants, allowing NDFP consultants Benito and Wilma Tiamzon to post bail so that they can join the talks.
Aside from the Tiamzons, Ariel Arbitrario and Porferio Tuna were also allowed to post bail over the weekend.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza, for his part said, that despite exchanging barbs with Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison, the President was still willing to “walk the extra mile for peace”
“The President said while he was hurt by the sharp exchanges between him and CPP founding chair Jose Maria Sison who is based in The Netherlands, he gave assurances that he will walk the extra mile for peace,” Dureza said. AJRSP
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Pres. Rody: All NDFP consultants will be in Oslo talks
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