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News in photo: PHL gov’t and MILF panels set final draft of Bangsamoro Basic Law
Malacanang welcomes MILF’s statement on peace commitment
(Eagle News) — Malacanang welcomed the statement of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal assuring the United Nations that the separatist group remains committed to peace despite the non-passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Undersecretary Manuel Quezon III said that Iqbal’s pronouncements were reassuring. Iqbal said the MILF will continue to engage in peace initiatives despite the security challenges on the ground. “We welcome this […]
MILF’s Iqbal vows to decommission more fighters, to turn over more weapons
JUNE 16 — Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohager Iqbal said the MILF’s handing over of its weapons and fighters to an independent panel shows the group is sincerely pushing for peace in Mindanao In an interview before the turnover rites, Iqbal said Tuesday’s event is a symbolism that sends a strong signal that the MILF meant business. He also said that the MILF would decommission more of its former fighters, and turn […]
MILF returns 16 PNP-SAF weapons
(Eagle News Service) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has returned 16 firearms taken from the members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. The guns were returned to the Philippine government through the efforts of the Joint Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (JCCSH). The recovered PNP-SAF firearms were returned by the MILF’s 105th Base Command. Among the firearms returned were an M60 machine gun, one […]
Sen. Miriam grills Purisima, Napenas, Iqbal on Mamasapano incident, notes MILF’s “bad faith”
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago grilled resigned Philippine National Police director general Alan Purisima, Special Action Forces chief Getulio Napenas, and Moro Islamic Liberation Front chair Mohagher Iqbal as the senate resumed its inquiry of the Mamasapano incident. Santiago told Purisima that he should not have involved himself in the Mamasapano incident and questioned why he had been meeting with President Aquino regarding the Mamasapano operation, when he was already suspended at the time. Santiago, who […]
MILF’s Iqbal attends senate inquiry on Mamasapano, says MILF wants to pursue peace
The chair of the peace panel of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attended the continuation on Thursday, February 12, of the senate inquiry on the Mamasapano operation where 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Forces (PNP-SAF)and 18 MILF members were killed. Mohagher Iqbal, MILF peace panel chair, read a statement where he said that the Mamasapano incident was an “unfortunate” incident, but insisted that the MILF was still committed to pursue peace. […]
Bangsamoro bill is for genuine autonomy, not separate state — GPH, MILF assure Congress
MANILA, Sept. 26 (Courtesy PIA/OPAPP) — As Congress began discussions on the Bangsamoro bill for its swift passage into law, the Government of the Philippines (GPH), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) spoke in unison that the future Bangsamoro will exercise genuine autonomy within the flexibilities of the Philippine Constitution. They assured that the Bangsamoro will not be a separate state, but will remain part of the Philippines and under the […]
