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Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 2, rejected calls for renewed peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), characterizing the group’s activities as criminal acts rather than political struggle.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/02/dnd-chief-rejects-peace-talks-with-reds

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00:00I object to any peace talks with the NPA. The Filipinos are at peace. They are the ones disturbing the
00:06peace. So why should we talk to them? They're committing crimes. Plain and simple. And it's terrorism. Plain and simple.
00:14So, to call for peace talks is to elevate the morality of their cause to something legitimate, which I cannot
00:22accept. Hindi ko matatanggap yun.
00:30Hindi ko matatanggap yun.
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