Noy to woo MILF troops with cash for arms

From the Daily Tribune (Oct 19): Noy to woo MILF troops with cash for arms

President Aquino is seriously considering the idea of adopting the old style of getting the Muslim rebels to surrender their guns for cash which will redound to extending “livelihood benefits” to the members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).... Aquino himself said his government has started looking into the mechanism that would see armed MILF members voluntarily disarming themselves by surrendering their firearms. In return, MILF armed contingent members forming part of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, would be included in the government list of beneficiaries of a program embarking on livelihood assistance. Aquino however, refuses to call it an act of buying the MILF guns. He prefers to have it termed as a process that sees the government providing benefits to the former Moro rebels who will voluntarily surrender the MILF issued firearms....

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