THE amnesty proclamations issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. do not give "blanket" amnesty to former rebels and do not remove the grantee's civil liability for injuries or damages caused to private persons, Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said.

He clarified that being a member of a rebel group such as the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) is not enough to qualify for amnesty.

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