PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday canceled peace talks with the communists and told rebels leaders negotiating with the government to return to the Philippines and go back to prison.

Duterte said he was not ready to resume talks with the communists as he expressed exasperation at the rebel groups' demand that he release 400 detained rebels.

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