Sunday, October 14, 2012

PHL, MILF to sign ‘historic’ peace deal

From the Business Mirror (Oct 14): PHL, MILF to sign ‘historic’ peace deal

THE Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will sign today the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro, paving the way for a new autonomous political entity that would not be another “failed experiment” exemplified by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Malacañang said on Sunday. Marvic Leonen, Philippine peace panel chairman, and his MILF counterpart, Mohagher Iqbal, will sign the framework agreement at 1:30 p.m. in Malacañang, in the presence of principal witnesses President Aquino, MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)....

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/news/top-news/562-phl-milf-to-sign-historic-peace-deal

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