A “stand-down” agreement between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) will begin next week in line with resumed formal peace talks between the two sides in Oslo, Norway, exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison said on Wednesday.

This agreement was approved on the heels of “successful” backchannel talks between negotiating panels of the Duterte administration and the NDFP in The Netherlands held last week, according to Sison.

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