Presidential candidates say roots of communist insurgency should be addressed

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:43 p.m.) — The root causes and social problems that lead to Filipinos joining the communist insurgency should themselves be addressed in order to confront the armed struggle, presidential candidates said Tuesday evening. 

At the SMNI Presidential Debates on Tuesday evening, labor leader Leody de Guzman pointed to what he said were the social ills that led to people rebelling against the government. All candidates were also in favor of resuming peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines.

In a statement Wednesday, the CPP noted that candidates' statements on peace talks "add to the mounting calls of peace advocates and progressive organizations to resume the NDFP-GRP peace negotiations after the proven failure of the Duterte regime's all-out war against the revolutionary movement."

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