Moro rebels agree to ceasefire


WOUNDED SOLDIER A government trooper tends to a comrade who was wounded by mortar fire on the fifth day of the standoff between government forces and Moro rebels in Zamboanga City on Friday. EDWIN BACASMAS.

ZAMBOANGA CITY: After five days of heavy fighting, Moro National Liberation Front leader Nur Misuari and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin have agreed to observe a ceasefire and discuss a “peaceful settlement” of the crisis in Zamboanga City, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay.

In an interview on Friday night, Binay said he spoke with both Misuari and Gazmin about the implementation of a ceasefire while pursuing a deal to end the security crisis in Zamboanga City.

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