Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro rejected on Thursday the possibility of reviving peace negotiations with communist rebels after these were called off in 2017 under the previous administration. 'My personal position is no. I have held that position for a long time and I think that is the position of the security cluster as of this time,' Teodoro said at a Palace briefing after the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) stated that it was open to the resumption of peace talks with the government.

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