Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while announcing that he has lifted the unilateral ceasefire with the New People's Army (NPA) during inauguration of the M’lang Solar Powered Irrigation System (MSPIS) in Janiuay town, M'lang, North Cotabato, southern Philippines February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Malacanang Photo/Handout via Reuters
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that peace negotiations with Maoist-led rebels would be scrapped, five months after both sides resumed talks to end nearly five decades of conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
Duterte called off a unilateral ceasefire on Friday, two days after the New People's Army (NPA) did the same. He was incensed by the killings and abduction of government troops since the NPA lifted the ceasefire.
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