The Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) was not conducting a loyalty check when many of its
members converged in several villages in South Cotabato ,
raising worries among some officials, the rebel group’s chairman Ghadzali
Jaafar said yesterday.
“We don’t need to
subject our men to loyalty check because we are sure of their loyalty. They are
all willing to die for the front,” Jaafar said in an interview.
The presence of a
large number of MILF guerrillas in the villages of Datal Bob and Salome in
T’boli town last week had alarmed security forces and provincial officials.
The alleged MILF
members, who were not carrying firearms, reportedly belonged to the 107th Base
Command under the leadership of Commander Kato Mastura.
Jaafar stressed
that what the officials saw in the villages of T’boli were not “warriors” but
“civilian” members of the MILF.
Asked why they
were there, Jaafar said it was “to conduct briefings about the flow (or
progress) of the peace talk between the MILF and the government.”
Jaafar said their
civilian members have had the authority to do such briefings. “It is their
obligation to inform other Moro people about it,” Jaafar said.
In a radio
interview, South Cotabato Rep. Ferdinand Hernandez reminded the MILF that the
province is “peace-loving,” where Muslims and Christians coexist in harmony.
“Muslims and
Christians in South Cotabato are both enjoying
the benefits of living with harmony and understanding,” Hernandez said.
He said any
Bangsamoro Basic Law “should be fair and acceptable to everyone.”
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