Deal or no deal? Duterte’s flip flopping in the face of extremism
Duterte talks tough in public but tries to broker deals in the back rooms. Is he a warmonger or a peace monger?
New People’s Army (NPA)
Duterte calls communist rebels a “terrorist group”
After a promising start to the peace process, the lack of trust between the government and the communist rebels has shattered the hope of ending decades of guerrilla warfare. The stage is set for an all-out offensive against each other.