CPP, NPA ‘celebrate’ resumption of formal talks, declare 7-day unilateral ceasefire

CPP, NPA ‘celebrate’ resumption of formal talks, declare 7-day unilateral ceasefire

DAVAO CITY — The Communist Party of the Philippines and the National Operational Command of the New People’s Army issued a unilateral declaration of a seven-day ceasefire that will take effect starting Sunday, August 21.

In a statement on Friday evening, August 19 the CPP said its Central Committee and the NPA declared the unilateral ceasefire “to celebrate and bolster the resumption of formal GRP-NDFP peace talks.”

The ceasefire will take effect starting 12:01 am of August 21 and will last until 11:59 pm of August 27.

The CPP said that it hopes the government will reciprocate the ceasefire declaration, but added that the ceasefire will take effect “even without GRP reciprocation.”

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