MANILA: The Philippine government announced a cease-fire deal with a Muslim rebel group yesterday, agreeing to drop arrest warrants against rebel leaders for alleged terrorism to pave the way for peace talks as early as next week.
The agreement was reached with the 12,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which has been fighting for an independent Muslim territory in Mindanao and other islands of the southern Philippines for about three decades and has been blamed for deadly bombings and other terrorist activities.
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