Tag: Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces

MILF repositions troops to assist AFP in BIFF pursuit

DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 26 — The military wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have repositioned more than a thousand of its fighters in several barangays to avoid a mis-encounter as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues its law enforcement operations against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and other terrorist groups operating in the province. Last February 5, the AFP’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade initiated a law enforcement operation against […]

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MILF starts decommissioning of weapons, combatants despite delay in BBL

MANILA, June 15  – The government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will kick off on Tuesday the first phase of the decommissioning program which aims to put the arms and forces of the rebel group beyond use as agreed by the Parties under the Annex on Normalization of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). In simple ceremonies dubbed “Ceremonial Turnover of Weapons and Decommissioning of the MILF Combatants” to be held at the Old Provincial […]

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GPH-MILF peace process seeks to address root causes of Mindanao conflict – Deles

MANILA, PIA –The ongoing peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is among the measures being pursued to substantially reduce threat to security and peace and order in Mindanao from armed groups that foment lawlessness and instability in the South, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles said on Saturday (April 11). “Peace between government and MILF means peace with the largest, most organized armed […]

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Voter registration of MILF fighters marks entry to democratic process

  COTABATO CITY, PIA- Members and combatants of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), the military arm of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)  registered as voters at the special registration center set up by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) at the Bangsamoro Islamic Leadership and Management Institute  (BLMI) Training Center in Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on Saturday, March 7. BIAF spokesperson Von Al-Haq led his field commanders and men in the voter registration […]

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GPH, MILF ceasefire mechanisms contribute to success of law enforcement ops

MANILA, PIA- Several successful law enforcement operations that led to the neutralization of terrorists and capture of criminal lairs in Central Mindanao were facilitated by the ceasefire mechanisms of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) “This shows that our ceasefire mechanisms work,” Brig. Gen. Manolito Orense, the chair of the government side of the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) said, noting that law enforcement operations can be “smoothly implemented thru […]

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