MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to Abu Sayyaf rebels to end their campaign of piracy and kidnapping and start direct talks with him, offering an olive branch towards a brutal group he previously vowed to destroy.
Only a few months ago, Duterte said there could be no peaceful solution for dealing with the Abu Sayyaf.
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