Manila Bulletin
Duterte condemns 'sheer brutality' of NPA after Quezon attack; 'No peace talks can succeed under me'
President Rodrigo Duterte stated that peace talks with the New People's Army (NPA) cannot succeed unless the rebel group ceases its attacks on government forces and civilians.
Duterte condemned the NPA's ambush of a military unit distributing food aid in Buenavista, Quezon, calling it an act of "sheer brutality".
He emphasized that for peace talks to progress, the communist rebels must first stop attacking government forces and civilian leaders.
The President criticized the NPA, stating they "no longer have any ideology except wanting to plunder and kill our soldiers".
Duterte vowed to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice and expressed his gratitude to government forces.
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