In November 2017, through Proclamation 360, President Rodrigo Duterte formally scuttled the peace negotiations between government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). 'In spite of the best efforts exerted by this Administration, the NDF-CPP-NPA failed to show its sincerity and commitment in pursuing genuine and meaningful peace negotiations,' the Proclamation reads. This decision by an avowed socialist president who gave unsolicited concessions to communists — even enlisted leftists into his Cabinet — was widely hailed by the public that was sick and tired of this menace that has brought havoc to the nation.