Philippine President Benigno Aquino (R) stands beside Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak as he signs the guest book at Malacanang Palace in Manila, before the signing of a peace pact with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Noel Celis/Pool
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), on Thursday signed a final peace pact, ending about 45 years of conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people in the country's south.
The fight against Muslim separatists and Maoist guerrillas for almost five decades has stunted growth in resource-rich rural areas, besides scaring off potential investment in mines, plantations, energy and infrastructure.
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