From the Philippine News Agency: President Aquino announces Framework Agreement on Peace between govt, MILF

President Benigno S. Aquino III announced on Sunday that the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were nearing the forging of a Framework Agreement on peace aimed at ending the conflict that has spanned two generations and has taken the lives of more than 100,000 Filipinos. In his speech before Cabinet officials and members of the media in Malacañang, the President said the Framework Agreement laid down the ground work for achieving the “final and enduring peace in Mindanao" by enjoining all stakeholders to support the implementation of the needed “structural reforms.” “This Framework Agreement paves the way for a final, enduring peace in Mindanao. It brings all former secessionist groups into the fold; no longer does the Moro Islamic Liberation Front aspire for a separate state,” the President said....

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