MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday gave Muslim separatists a June 1 ultimatum to end attacks on civilians and cut links with terror groups, or be treated as terrorists themselves.
The warning brought the government closer to ending its bid for a political settlement to a 25-year Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebellion in Mindanao.
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