manila philippine president rodrigo duterte declare 10-day unilateral ceasefire communist rebel allow filipinos celebrate stress-free christmas season two weeks peace talk insurgents formally scrap presidential spokesman harry roque say duterte order army police suspend offensive operations dec. 24 jan. lessen apprehension public christmas season say expect maoists political leaders similar gesture goodwill immediate comment communist rebel movement whose top leaders negotiators live exile netherlands since late 1980s duterte restart stall peace process free several communist leaders gesture good faith come office last year recently abandon talk due escalate rebel attack vent fury near-daily basis consider duplicity communist party philippines cpp arm wing new people army npa collectively declare terrorist organization end three-decades peace process rebel force estimate number around 3,000 wag protract guerrilla warfare countryside nearly 50 years conflict kill 40,000 people stifle growth resource-rich areas philippines guerrillas target mine plantations construction telecommunication company demand revolutionary taxation finance arm purchase recruitment activities duterte tuesday night say want filipinos celebrate stress-free christmas want add strain people suffer tell reporters philippine leader declare unilateral ceasefire christmas