SOME military figures expectedly hate the announcements by President-elect Rody Duterte and his spokesmen that he is seriously inclined to start peace talks with the communists, and that he is willing to grant amnesty to persons detained by the Philippine government for being communist rebels. About 500-plus Filipinos are detained in military custody after having been captured in raids on New People’s Army by units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or in bloody encounters between NPA rebels and AFP troops.

Among them are Benito Tiamzon and his wife Wilma Tiamzon, the detained alleged leaders of the CPP and its armed wing the NPA. The latest reports say Mr. Duterte is going to release the couple so they could join in the peace talks.

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