Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza revealed on Sunday that two more members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front will be released soon to join the peace talks between the Government of the Philippines and the communist party peace panels in Oslo this month.
Dureza said that Ariel Arbitrario and Porferio Tuna are set to be temporarily released soon.
Dureza is currently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the resumption of negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on the creation of a Bangsamoro autonomous region.
Arbitrario together with his brother Crispolo were arrested last February in Tagum City during a joint police and military operation by virtue of an arrest warrant for murder.
Tuna, alias Ka Simon, was arrested in Tagum City in October 2015 on kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges.
Tuna is reportedly the spokesman of the NPA in Mindanao.
The impending release of Arbitrario and Tuna comes on the heels of the grant of bail to communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon and Adelberto Silva last Friday.
The Tiamzons and Silva posted P100,000-bail each for their temporary liberty to be able to join the peace negotiations.