By Alexis Romero and Christina Mendez
MANILA, Philippines - A day after terminating the peace talks, President Duterte labeled communist rebels as terrorists and ordered the arrest of jailed leftist leaders who were allowed to join the negotiations.
Duterte said the rebels committed atrocities despite the goodwill gestures displayed by the government.
“Nagmamagandang loob ka na nga, ipapahiya pa ako sa mga sagot ng p***** in*** akala mo kung sino (You show goodwill and yet those sons of b****** who were acting as if they were somebody embarrass me with their answers),” Duterte said during his visit to the wake of three soldiers yesterday in Cagayan de Oro City.
“You give them all the leeway and everything and you (respond to me with stupidity)…From now on I will consider the CPP-NPA- NDF (Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front) a terrorist group,” he added.
“I am asking the military and the immigration to be on the lookout. Arrest them again,” he added.
“Do not ever return here or they will land in Muntinlupa,” the President said.
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