Nanawagan ang isang grupo ng religious leaders na tinatawag na Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform o PEPP noong biyernes kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na bawiin ang kanyang proklamasyon sa pagdedeklara sa Communist Party of the Philippines at New People's Army bilang mga teroristang grupo. Hiniling din ng grupo na ituloy ng Pangulo ang usapang pangkapayapaan sa mga ito.
“This new development is indeed very tragic as there were high hopes a year ago that peace will be achieved through the negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the NDFP after five decades of armed conflict.” PEPP, which serves as a platform for five church institutions in the country."
“This new proclamation will have far reaching and adverse repercussions on the GRP-NDFP Peace Negotiations which the Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) has faithfully supported and advocated. It is always the policy of the government not to negotiate with “terrorists” and this will seal the fate of the peace talks.”
“We thus call on President Duterte to rescind both proclamations and we implore both the GRP and the NDFP to return to the negotiating table – to talk peace instead of waging war.” PEPP further said, noting that they are worried because President Duterte’s declaration of CPP-NPA as terrorists will surely escalate of violence across the country,"ayon sa isang pahayag.
Ang limang simbahang institusyon na binubuo ng PEPP ay ang Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines (AMRSP) with organizations of Religious, Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) at ang Ecumenical Bishops' Forum (EBF).
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