COMMUNIST rebels on Sunday announced the release of six uniformed government personnel it had held as “prisoners of war,” in a show of goodwill to convince the Duterte administration to return to peace negotiations.

In a statement, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), said they remained optimistic negotiations for a bilateral ceasefire agreement would proceed as scheduled on February 22 to 27 in the Netherlands.

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