File photo shows fighters engaged in a clan war walk through a forest in Maguindanao. (Nonoy Espina/InterAksyon.com)
A long standing land dispute involving Moro families who belonged to rebel organizations erupted anew in a remote village in North Cotabato province, sending about 140 families to evacuation centers, officials said.
Superintendent Bernard Tayong, speaking for North Cotabato police provincial office, said efforts are underway to secure a peaceful settlement between the group of Commander Tatlo Manial of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and Commander Tony Pulalong of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Citing police reports from Matalam, the official said the two warring clans figured in a shooting war on Monday and Tuesday over large parcels of land in Barangay Kidama which both sides have been claiming ownership of. The exchange of gunfire did not reportedly result in any casualty on both sides since they were far from each other, Tayong said.
Habib Guiabar, a member of the local monitoring team of the government and MILF peace panels, said armed hostilities were triggered by long standing land dispute.
Police peacekeeping units had been deployed to separate the two clans from engaging and shooting against each other while negotiations are underway.
The displaced families are now housed in temporary evacuation sites in Purok 1 of Barangay Kidama while the local government unit was attending to their needs.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/133916/140-families-flee-as-moro-clan-war-erupts-in-north-cotabato
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