Panayam kay NSC Asst. Dir. General Jonathan Malaya kaugnay sa Peace Consciousness Month ngayon Setyembre

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00:00It's the Peace Consciousness Month this September, ADG.

00:05How are the peace talks with CPP, NPA, and NDF?

00:12Yes, partner.

00:13Actually, the exploratory talks are going well.

00:16It's currently ongoing.

00:18What the two sides are talking about is the so-called framework for the negotiations.

00:24Because what we want, partner, to be the end of this,

00:27of course, is a political settlement with the CPP, NPA, and NDF.

00:31And since you signed the Oslo Communique last year,

00:36our government is very hopeful that the exploratory talks that are ongoing right now will bear fruit.

00:44So these are just exploratory?

00:48These are not real peace talks?

00:51Can you explain?

00:53Well, what we're talking about right now is the framework.

00:57How will we achieve what we want?

00:59Because in the Oslo Communique, there was an agreement that there is a commitment,

01:07a sort of commitment or desire for the CPP, NPA to give up the arms struggle

01:13and transform itself into a political movement.

01:16So how will we achieve that?

01:18That is what each side is talking about right now.

01:22So is the government positive that there will be progress or that the peace negotiations

01:30in the group will be completed at the term of President Marcos, Jr.?

01:35Well, partner, we at the National Security Council,

01:38especially National Security Advisor Eduardo Año,

01:41we are committed to the peace talks, provided that they will really give up the arms struggle.

01:47Because that is what is being discussed here.

01:50Are they really willing to give up the arms struggle?

01:53That they will lower their arms and return to the mainstream society?

01:57So from the very beginning, what we always say is that there are no preconditions.

02:03The CPP, NPA, NDF must not insist on conditions for this to bear fruit.

02:09Like the so-called ceasefire, the so-called release of the quote-unquote detainees

02:15who are now in our prisons, and the removal of the terrorist designation.

02:22That should not be discussed.

02:24If they really want this talks to bear fruit, this expiratory talks,

02:31they should really commit to the arms struggle.

02:35Because what is difficult here is that they say that we at the NSC do not want peace talks

02:41when in fact, it is them who have the so-called contradictory statements.

02:47For example, partner, in December, the NPA said that they will never give up the arms struggle.

02:53That is why they have the so-called third rectification movement.

02:58So if the NDF says that they will give up the arms struggle,

03:02but the arm component, the NPA says no, it is a bit confusing.

03:07So our call to the CPP, NPA, and the NDF, in particular to Julie Delima, the widow of Joma Sison,

03:15fix your position because the government is getting mixed signals also from your group.

03:22But if your group is committed to really give up the arms struggle,

03:27we are positive partner that this talks will bear fruit.

03:31For now, ADG, what is the state of the guerrilla fronts?

03:36And what are the initiatives of the government, particularly the NTFL?

03:42It is a very good partner.

03:44A few months ago, we talked about this.

03:47There are still 10 guerrilla fronts left.

03:49Now, it is just 7 weekends.

03:51And I think the next time you interview me, we have this discussion.

03:55I hope it will be small.

03:56I think only 5 will be left.

03:58So their number is really low.

04:00And we are about to finish the members of the arm component of the New People's Army.

04:07Okay. Thank you very much for your updates.

04:10ADG John of the National Security Commission.

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