OPAPRU, tiwalang makakamit na ang pangmatagalang kapayapaan kasunod ng paglagda sa kasunduan ng Pamahalaan at NDFP

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00:00 The government believes that the five-decade insurgency in the country will be over

00:05 following the Philippines' failure and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines' agreement

00:12 towards true peace and unity.

00:15 This is what Bea Bernardo reported.

00:17 The five-decade problem of the insurgency is possible to be over

00:23 under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:27 The office of the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity believes

00:31 that the agreement between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines

00:37 and the political wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines will bear fruit.

00:40 According to the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Process Secretary Carlito Galvez,

00:44 the Oslo Joint Communique was given the opportunity to have a deeper relationship with the government and the NDFP.

00:51 It also gave hope to the country.

00:53 Both parties now hope that through the formulations of the framework agreement

00:59 that will set up the parameters for the discussion of the future talks

01:05 and eventually lead to the final peace agreement.

01:08 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that this agreement is part of the government's advocacy

01:13 for a peaceful and united country.

01:16 The President also asked for public support for this agreement by the government.

01:20 The agreement is the result of the informal discussions held in the Netherlands and Norway

01:25 since 2022 between the Philippine government and the NDF, led by the Royal Norwegian Government.

01:32 The Norwegian government also welcomed this development

01:36 and said that it is taking steps to achieve peace in the country

01:40 and to achieve the 50-year non-cooperation between the government and the NDF.

01:45 The CPP also gave a condition for the negotiation of the government-NDFP agreement.

01:51 This includes the release of the NDFP peace consultant and the departure of their group as terrorists under the anti-terrorism law.

01:59 Defense Secretary Gilberto Chudoro Jr. clarified that there is no presumption of the former peace talk is the new agreement.

02:07 These are exploratory talks.

02:10 There are no formal peace talks yet.

02:13 And so, people who are reacting are jumping the gun.

02:19 Alright?

02:20 The clear thing here is that the armed forces will continue their law enforcement operations.

02:27 Bea Bernardo for the nation.