Peace measures with Philippines' MILF expected to require 6 more years.


Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels stand guard at the entry of Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat town on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sept 7, 2019 ahead of a weapons decommissioning ceremony.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Achieving the milestones under a 2014 peace deal between the government and the once separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will require another six years, the length of one presidential term.

Because of this, there is a need to adjust the timeframe for the signing of an exit agreement between the government and the MILF to 2028 instead of the original schedule of 2022, Undersecretary David Diciano of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) told journalists in a recent briefing.

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