President Rodrigo Duterte is still not keen on resuming talks with the communists, saying it would just be a waste of money.

“Gastos lang yan. Wala talagang mangyari niyan (That’s a waste of money. Nothing will happen),” the President said, when asked if he would still send Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza and chief government negotiator Silvestre Bello 3rd to Norway.

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