From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Oct 15): Hardened MILF fighters
teary-eyed over initial peace pact signing
.... Not a few members of the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), old and young alike, were misty-eyed following the
signing of the peace agreement between their organization that had fought for
self-determination and the Philippine government that had recognized their right
to identity within one republic. Some wiped their eyes. Others raised their
left hand and cheered as chief negotiators Mohagher Iqbal, for the MILF, and
Marvic Leonen, for the government, affixed their signatures on the 13-page
document, in a ceremony witnessed by President Benigno Aquino III, MILF chairman
Murad Ebrahim and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, the leader of the
country that facilitated the talks. More than 200 MILF members, all smartly
dressed in dark suits and wearing their head gear called “kupya” sat to the
President’s left and watched the ceremony intently....
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/289530/hardened-milf-fighters-teary-eyed-over-initial-peace-pact-signing
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.