Peace negotiations between the Philippine government and Maoist rebels started anew on Sunday in Oslo, but without any ceasefire and with both parties warning of continuing violence. The conflict between the government and the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), has raged since 1968 and killed more than 40,000 people. The government could not agree to a unilateral ceasefire because the NPA had taken advantage of
Philippine government, communist rebels restart peace talks without truce
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