MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Southern Luzon Command chief Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade branded as “malaking kalokohan” resuming peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
“To say na yung peace talks po ay dapat natin balikan yun po ay malaking kalokohan,” Parlade said during Tuesday’s resumption of the Senate inquiry on red-tagging.
(To say that we should revive peace talks with the CPP is big nonsense.)
But Senator Francis Pangilinan called Parlade out on his language and said it was unparliamentary.
Before this, Pangilinan highlighted the urgency and im…
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