No preconditions if talks resume

Malacañang on Monday reiterated that the government will not consider preconditions for resumption of peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).

“It is premature to talk about prisoner releases without a full appreciation of the context and parameters of the talks that are now being proposed. It is difficult to start with preconditions,” its spokesman Edwin Lacierda, quoting Presidential Peace Adviser Teresita Deles, said.