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Philippine government signs peace accord with MILF

March 28th, 2014 | Comments Off on Philippine government signs peace accord with MILF »

MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino III. The deal grants largely Muslim areas of the southern Mindanao region greater political autonomy in exchange for an end […]