Despite being called a “bully” by communist rebels for withdrawing his ceasefire declaration, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he will still pursue peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
“We are hoping that we can just talk. Maybe we did not understand each other,” Duterte said in a speech during an oath-taking ceremony of new officials in Malacañang on Monday, two days after lifting his unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels.
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