(UPDATED) The Communist Party of the Philippines thumbs down the move as a 'strongman’s act of bad faith'

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Solicitor General Jose Calida said on Thursday, July 20, that he will set in motion the re-arrest of National Democratic Front (NDF) consultants who were temporarily released from detention to participate in the peace talks. In late May, the government, upon Duterte's orders, pulled out of the 5th round of talks after the Communist Party of the Philippines directed its armed units to intensify attacks against the military following the proclamation of martial law in Mindanao.
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte indefinitely freezes the peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines after numerous attacks by the communist rebels on government forces. The President also vowed to re-orient anew the offensive against the Party's armed wing the New People's Army.