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Communist Party of the Philippines to resume peace talks with government
Special Adviser to the President, Minister Antonio Lagdameo, center, and Luis Jalandoni of the Communist Movement (NDFP) shake hands after signing their joint vision for peace, at Oslo City Hall, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.

COMMUNIST rebels in the Philippines have agreed to peace talks to end 50 years of war, Norwegian mediators announced today.

The Communist Party of the Philippines, which adopts Maoist ideology, and its New People’s Army have been battling the government since 1969 in a conflict which has claimed tens of thousands of lives. 

Previous talks aimed at ending the insurgency were called off by former president Rodrigo Duterte in 2019.

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