PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has formally terminated negotiations with the communist rebels, citing their supposed failure to show sincerity in pursuing the peace process, Malacañang said.

In a statement, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said Duterte signed Proclamation 360 on Thursday afternoon and directed the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the government peace panel to cancel peace negotiations with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDFP).

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