Teodoro rejects calls to resume peace talks with NPA

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday said there would be no resumption of peace talks with communist rebels, rejecting calls from former negotiators following a deadly military operation in Negros Occidental. “No. I object to any peace talks with the NPA (New People’s Army),” Teodoro told reporters on the