MANILA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered concerned government agencies to facilitate the travel of leftist rebel consultants who will participate in the formal resumption of talks later this month, a government peace panel official said Tuesday.
Government peace panel member Angela Librado-Trinidad said the president instructed the Bureau of Immigration and the Department of Foreign Affairs to assist the consultants of the National Democratic Front (NDF), the political wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New People's Army (CPP-NPA), who will be travelling to Oslo, Norway for the August 22 formal talks.
About 10 detained high-ranking leftist rebels, including couple Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, have been allowed to post bail to be able to join the peace negotiations in Norway, the third party facilitator in the peace process.
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