Duterte readies for Philippine peace talks restart as rebel team arrives
Groundwork is being laid for a resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and Maoist rebels, an aide to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte and a negotiator said on Tuesday, as a renewed push to end the conflict gathered pace.
The National Democratic Front (NDF), the political wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), is preparing to discuss a framework for dialogue and has already dispatched an advanced delegation to Davao City, where Duterte has been mayor for 22 years, they said.
Duterte won the largest share of the votes in the May 9 presidential election, according to an unofficial count by a poll watchdog, although the official result has yet to be confirmed.
On Monday, he said he would give four cabinet positions to the communists, including responsibility for an agency tasked with allocating land to poor farmers.
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