Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has scrapped peace talks with communist insurgents after both the government and the rebels called off unilateral ceasefires aimed at ending a decades-long conflict. The two sides separately declared ceasefires in August, and the informal arrangement largely held as they continued discussions in Rome. <br/><br/>The President said, he has ordered government negotiators to return home from overseas talks with the rebel leaders. His order came after the rebels announced an end to their five-month-old ceasefire last week, accusing Duterte's government of treachery and human rights abuses. <br/><br/>According to the military, the communist insurgency in the poverty-stricken country, that began in 1968, is one of the longest running in the world and has claimed an estimated 30,000 lives.