PEOPLE are not so sure which is sadder to behold: the permanent end of peace negotiations between the government and the communist rebels, or the dissolution of the government negotiating panel led by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello.

In our view, it is fitting that President Duterte has declared an emphatic end to both because both signify a failed and costly initiative.

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