The New People's Army (NPA) is not ready to sign a peace deal with the government, a Malacanang official said Saturday.

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda made the comment a day after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that the communist armed group remains a threat to national security.

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