THE HAGUE — The assets of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its exiled founder Jose Ma. Sison have been frozen following a request from the United States, which had put the group on a "terrorist" blacklist, the Dutch government said Tuesday. Dutch Foreign Ministry spokesman Bart Jochems said the Netherlands authorities have also asked European Union member-countries to freeze assets of the CPP and Sison. At Malacañang, President Arroyo welcomed yesterday the Dutch government’s move, saying she hoped such act would "hasten the peace talks" that may lead the CPP-NPA to participate in the parliamentary struggle instead...