MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine attack aircraft and artillery bombed Muslim rebel positions for a second day on Monday, raising fears of a humanitarian disaster in the south with nearly 130,000 refugees forced to flee.
"We are conducting air strikes, close air support to our ground forces. Our forces are inching in towards the different barangays (villages) with the objective of clearing them," said Lieutenant General Cardozo Luna, deputy military chief.
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