Senators Panfilo Lacson and Antonio Trillanes 4th backed the decision of the government to suspend peace talks with communist rebels but noted that the government should not stop there.

The government cancelled the peace negotiations on Sunday after the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ordered its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), to intensify its tactical offensives against the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) following the declaration of martial law.

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