MANILA, March 30 -- Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday said the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) seemed to be setting a "trap" for the government to reviving peace talks with communist rebels.

The education secretary made the statement following calls from ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro for an independent probe by forensic experts on the March 22 clash at a nearby school in Barangay Locso-on in Placer town that injured two soldiers.

In a statement, Duterte said that the call to verify reports only proves the "duplicity" of the ACT Teachers.

"I am glad that France Castro confirmed that ACT Teachers is, without a doubt, a fake representative of learners, educators, and other members of the education sect...