MNLF commemorates 27th year of peace deal with governmentThe commemoration by members of the Moro National Liberation Front of the 27th anniversary peace agreement with Malacañang was held in Pikit town in Cotabato. COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Members of the Moro National Liberation Front on Saturday commemorated the 27th anniversary of their truce with Malacañang and pledged to continue patronizing all on-going bilateral government-MNLF peace programs. Some 3,000 representatives and senior officials of various MNLF groups in central Mindanao participated in the event, held at the municipal gymnasium in Pikit town in Cotabato province. “We are together now in addressing peace and security issues, poverty and underdevelopment caused by armed conflicts,” Sema, who is current regional labor minister of the Bangsamoro region, said. Malacañang’s peace agreements with the MNLF and the MILF enjoins both groups to help the police and military enforce law and order in predominantly Moro southern provinces and cities.
