From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Oct 3): Military hopes for respite soon in decades of warfare

At war for decades, the Armed Forces of the Philippines sees partial relief for its battle-weary soldiers if the government seals a peace accord with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.  Military spokesperson Colonel Arnulfo Burgos said Wednesday that an end in the decades-old Moro insurgency in Mindanao would leave the AFP having to deal only with the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. The communist insurgency, which began a few years after the end of World War II, is the longest running in Asia.... Burgos said “it means a lot” that there has not been a single skirmish between soldiers and MILF fighters since January as both sides work in support of the peace process.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/282394/military-hopes-for-respite-soon-in-decades-of-warfare