MAYOR Sara Duterte-Carpio, through the Davao City Peace Group she recently formed, is exploring lines of communication and access to local leaders of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) in pursuit of a “season of peace” this Christmas. In a statement, Ms. Carpio said she aims to continue reaching out to our brothers and sisters (in the insurgency movement)” even as President Rodrigo R. Duterte, her father, has announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21, that he is no longer open to peace talks with the National Democratic Front-Communist Party of the Philippines (NDF-CPP). The NPA, the armed wing of the CPP, has groups in various parts of the country, including remote areas of Davao City. Ms. Carpio called on law enforcement agencies to help her in observing the “season of peace,” during which she aims to meet with local NPA leaders in a “neutral area,” — Carmelito Q. Francisco

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