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Philippines, rebels renew truce monitors’ stay

By Wed, Dec 07, 2011 4:04PM UTC View Comments

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government and the country’s largest Muslim rebel group agreed Wednesday to extend the mandate of international cease-fire monitors until 2013 despite recent clashes that killed scores of combatants. The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front also said that they’ll meet again next month to fast-track talks on an...

Philippine Moro rebels demand 2 Senate seats

By Tue, Aug 23, 2011 9:34AM UTC View Comments

The draft peace proposal submitted by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a copy of which was obtained by Asian Correspondent, contains several major demands to include two Philippine Senate seats for the Bangsamoro ‘substate’ that shall be elected by a subsequent Moro district. The MILF and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines...

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