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Collapsed Talks Lead Philippines to Seek New Approach with NPA

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Apr 11, 2019
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to dissolve the government-appointed peace panel charged with negotiating an end to the five-decade insurgency waged by communist rebels comes after years of fruitless political wrangling and intermittent negotiations against a backdrop of escalating violence.

In an attempt to find a new approach, the gover…

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