Joma Sison: “I’ll be home in July”
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison is set to return to the Philippines this coming July.
“I will probably go to Manila in July to celebrate the release of the political prisoners and the approval by the principals of the formal agreement or declaration earlier forged by the negotiating panels to resume the peace negotiations,” Joma Sison said via an online interview from Utrecht, Netherlands, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016.
Related Article: President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte to Free Political Prisoners
Joma Sison said that representatives of the incoming president and consultants or leaders of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) may have a meeting to formulate plans to be addressed in the peace talks slated in July.
Based upon the report of Inquirer.net, Duterte met with NDFP representative Fidel Agcaoili last week and they discussed strategies for restoring peace conversations.
NDFP, which is the political arm of the CPP have been engaged in on-and-off negotiations with the Philippine government for the past 27 years, however, peace is elusive on both parties.
In a press briefing on Monday, May 23, 2016, Duterte announced that he is going to free all political prisoners without preconditions.
Asked about Duterte’s reported call to release the political detainees, Joma Sison said, “This is a highly significant and noble act of goodwill. It promotes the peace negotiations.”
“They are ready to meet in Oslo as early as June with the negotiators of President-elect Duterte,” he added.
What can you say about this?
Share us your thoughts by simply leaving on the comment section below. For more news and latest updates, feel free to visit our site often. Thanks for dropping by and reading this post.
Photo Credit: Rappler.com
