THE Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) met for two days in Cotabato City to begin “harmonizing the major agreements entered by them with the Government of the Philippines,” according to a report on Tuesday on the MILF’s luwaran.com Web site.
The two groups formed a united front at the height of their rebellion in the early 1970s, during the Marcos dictatorship. The MILF broke away a decade later.
In a joint statement on June 29, the two groups agreed to organize a Joint Technical Working Group (JTWG) whose task would be “finding common ground between the 1976 Tripoli Agreement/1996 FPA (Final Peace Agreement), on the one hand, and the 2014 CAB (Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro) on the other, as a means of harmonizing the two peace tracks.”
The 1976 and 1996 agreements were forged between the MNLF and the Marcos dictatorship and Ramos administration, respectively. The 2014 pact, on the other hand, was an agreement between the MILF and the second Aquino administration.
Following that statement at the MILF’s Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, the JTWG convened for the first time a month later on July 30 and 31.
Abhoud Syed Lingga who represented the MILF’s technical working group, said the “prime consideration” in their coordinated efforts is “the best interest of the Bangsamoro and Islam.
In a joint statement on June 29, the two groups agreed to organize a Joint Technical Working Group (JTWG) whose task would be “finding common ground between the 1976 Tripoli Agreement/1996 FPA (Final Peace Agreement), on the one hand, and the 2014 CAB (Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro) on the other, as a means of harmonizing the two peace tracks.”
The 1976 and 1996 agreements were forged between the MNLF and the Marcos dictatorship and Ramos administration, respectively. The 2014 pact, on the other hand, was an agreement between the MILF and the second Aquino administration.
Following that statement at the MILF’s Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, the JTWG convened for the first time a month later on July 30 and 31.
Abhoud Syed Lingga who represented the MILF’s technical working group, said the “prime consideration” in their coordinated efforts is “the best interest of the Bangsamoro and Islam.
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