Sison made the remark a day after Duterte again scrapped the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), of which Sison is the chief political consultant.

The Inter-Agency Task Force of Duterte is quite similar to the Rolex 12 of Marcos

Up to now the public money promised to make up for the loss of incomes of workers and odd jobbers from Duterte through mayors and barangays has not yet materialized

the revolutionary movement in the Philippines through the People's Democratic Government in the municipalities, villages, communities and work places under its governance, has responded swiftly to the threat of Covid-19

“We deeply appreciate the recognition extended by the UN Secretary General for the initiative of the revolutionary movement and the CPP

including testing kits for the benefit of the masses, ventilators and the gear for the personal protection of the frontline health workers

In a statement, the party committee said that “the purpose of this unilateral ceasefire is to ensure and facilitate necessary, unhampered and immediate medical, health and economic assistance, support and movement of the people” and as a “gesture towards national unity.”

The lockdown has aggravated the Covid-19 problem by preventing testing and treatment of the sick and generating the hunger problem for millions of people who are prevented from earning a living