(Eagle News) — The National Democratic Front of the Philippines said it is awaiting the notice of termination of peace negotiations by President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a statement, the NDFP said under the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees, “(Government of the Republic of the Philippines-NDFP) peace negotiations shall be deemed terminated 30 days after receipt of the written notice of termination to be given by one party to the other.”
“We expect the GRP to comply with this provision,” it said.
The NDFP said that “in accordance with the JASIG, all immunity shall remain in full force and effect even after the termination of the peace negotiations.”
“If President Duterte is determined to turn the entire country into a wasteland similar to Marawi, that is his own lookout. He will meet the fierce resistance of the people to his fascist rule and go down in history as a worse dictator than Marcos,” the NDFP said.
President Duterte on Thursday signed Proclamation 360 officially terminating peace talks with the Communist rebels.
Duterte said he was fed up with the group’s “depredatory” acts that include the killing of a four-month-old baby.