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May 17, 2021 | 7:48 pm
The guns of 106 Moro Islamic Liberation Front combatants from Lanao del Sur are displayed during a decommissioning ceremony held February 18, 2020. The decommissioning and normalization process in the Bangasamoro region has been set back by the coronavirus pandemic. â BARMMGOVT
THE PALACE on Monday said President Rodrigo R. Duterte remains supportive of the peace pact between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the extension of the transition body that seeks to normalize the situation in the conflict-torn region of Bangsamoro in southern Philippines.
âHe continues to be supportive po of the initiative for the transition,â Presidential Spokesman Herminio âHarryâ L. Roque, Jr. told a televised news briefing on Monday.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 16) The Philippine National Police moved to an offensive mode against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) amid the latter s increased attacks and recruitment efforts, the newly-installed chief said Sunday.
PNP Chief General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar issued the directive Sunday, claiming the BIFF was exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to gain more members and inflict violence. I agree with our Presidential Peace Adviser, Sec. Carlito Galvez, that it is easy now for the BIFF to recruit members because the pandemic has severely affected the livelihood of many people in Mindanao, he said.
To suppress the recruitment and attacks, the official said the PNP would further strengthen its police operations against the group.