MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino III approved a holiday cease-fire with communist rebels beginning Friday in a traditional goodwill gesture that follows a recent wave of guerrilla attacks.
Government troops and police were ordered Thursday to refrain from offensive operations and return fire only in self-defense from Friday to Jan. 2, officials said. The rebels, who usually reciprocate with their own cease-fire, have not announced any self-imposed truce.
The rural-based New People's Army rebels have been fighting for a Marxist state since 1969 in one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies. Washington has included the rebel group in a list of …
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