aquino's successor, president fidel v. ramos upon being elected in 1994 started negotiations with the ndf in the netherlands and issued proclamation no. 10 which granted amnesty to communist rebels, this was amended through proclamation no. 10-a which established the national unification commission (nuc) which made a report regarding the "formulation of a peace process" by conducting public consultations in different parts of the country to gain input. the nuc submitted its report to president ramos on july 31, 1993 and became defunct the beginning of the next month.