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Palace still undecided on ‘holiday truce’ but wants ‘permanent truce’ with Reds

MANILA, Philippines -- The government has yet to decide whether or not it would observe a holiday trucewith the communist rebels, Malacaang said Tuesday, following President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of a full-scale war against the New People's Army(NPA).   "The position is we will discuss it. There will be discussion necessarily for any recommendation by any member of the Cabinet," Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing.   Panelo's comment came after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he is not inclined to recommend a unilateral holiday truce with the rebels, citing they might use this to reinforce their group.   But...

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