Duterte firm ‘no ceasefire,' tells troops to 'destroy' communist rebels

By Catherine S. Valente, TMT,The Manila Times

Dec 22, 2018 8:58 pm

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday refused to reciprocate the unilateral ceasefire declared by the New People’s Army (NPA), ordering the military to 'destroy' the communist rebels.

In his speech during the Christmas gift-giving at Camp General Manuel T. Yan, Mawab, Compostela Valley, Duterte said the Philippines would never improve unless the government destroyed the communist rebels.

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