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Reds not honoring word: Palace
President Duterte has definitively ruled out any future peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA).
This decision follows recent attacks by NPA members against soldiers who were on humanitarian missions distributing COVID-19 aid.
Duterte expressed strong disapproval, stating that the NPA shows no respect for their words or actions, even killing soldiers performing honorable tasks.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque confirmed that soldiers had been killed or wounded during clashes in several locations including San Fernando, Masbate; Aurora; Paquibato, Davao; and Victoria City, Negros Occidental.
Duterte thanked the police and military for their sacrifices during the pandemic, while lamenting the loss of soldiers on humanitarian missions.
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