THE Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) would rather intensify their armed struggle than follow President Rodrigo Duterte’s “silly and humiliating” preconditions for the resumption of peace talks.

CPP founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison on Thursday called Duterte “crazy” or “clowning” when he told Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd, chief government negotiator, in Cauayan, Isabela on Wednesday night that he would only talk peace if the NPA would drop its arms and stop extortion activities.

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