Philippine military urges rebels to end attacks

The Philippine military Thursday urged the country's leftist rebels to end their armed attacks throughout the country and embrace the peace offered by the government.

LT. Col. Harold Cabunoc, the Philippine military's public affairs office chief, made the call a day before the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) marks its 46th foundation anniversar, Xinhua reported.

The CPP is the umbrella organisation of New People's Army which has around 4,000 members based on military estimates.

"It has been proven that nobody is a real winner in bloody armed conflicts. We are witness to the endless misery experienced by our own people who are caught in the crossfire," Cabunoc said in a statement.

"We can have the choice between a better life for ourselves and our children by embracing peace or continued violence and poverty through bloody armed conflict," Cabunoc said.

"The door for reconciliation and healing remains open to all our misguided brothers who want to embrace peace," he added.