MILF: MILF Military Chief celebrates Eid’l Adha at native place 30 years after

From the MILF Website (Oct 27): MILF Military Chief celebrates Eid’l Adha at native place 30 years after

Sammy Al Mansur (center in white shirt), Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (BIAF –MILF), led the celebration of the Eid’l Adha yesterday at his native place in Gambar, Kabuntalan after more than 30 years. “It is only now that we were able to have the Eid’l Adha congregational prayer after more than 30 years. This we credit to the signing of the historic Government of the Philippines (GPH) – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro in Malacanang Palace last October 15, 2012,” Al Mansur said. “Security reasons had been preventing us to have our Eid’l Adha prayer and celebration in Gambar. Indeed, this day is very special for all us natives of Gambar and Kabuntalan as a whole,” the BIAF Chief of Staff said....

Purposely or not, today’s occasion also marked the first encounter of the Sammy al Mansur with the mass media outfits after more than 30 years. Asked by the media for the reasons, he said “that is not my role and the media was not really looking for me because they all know that Vice Chairman Ghazali Jaafar, Brother Mohagher Iqbal, Chairman of the MILF Peace Negotiating Panel, and Von Al Haq, were the designated as spokespersons....”

 

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