Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. called for a renewed dialogue between the government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) amid concerns about the status of the Bangsamoro peace process. In a statement Tuesday, Aug. 19, Galvez said the government...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has barred Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) commanders and other officials from participating “in any decommissioning or normalization activities” organized by the national government and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on...
COTABATO CITY – Three Moro fighters were killed and three others were wounded after warring Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) factions clashed in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur, police said Monday. The encounter on Sunday morning involved the groups of commanders Malibuteng and...
Malacañang said it intends to seek deeper talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) after it suspended the decommissioning of its remaining combatants and weapons. "Makikipag-usap po ng mas masinsinan, para po mas maging maganda ang resulta (We will engage them in deeper talks to...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) expressed regret after the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) decided to postpone the final phase of the decommissioning of its combatants and firearms. In a statement released Thursday, July 31, OPAPRU Office for...
DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has suspended the decommissioning of its remaining fighters until the government could substantially comply with the provisions of the Annex on Normalization. In a resolution released by the MILF Central Committee dated July 19 made public on...
The World Bank will finance a United Nations (UN)-led project in the Philippines aimed at reintegrating former rebels belonging to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Documents showed that the Washington-based multilateral lender’s board is expected to approve on Aug. 29, 2025, the UN...
A total of 2,772 former rebels from different parts of the country have filed amnesty applications with the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) through the local amnesty boards (LABs), government data showed Friday, May 23. The NAC reported that 1,858 former members of the Communist Party of the...
DAVAO CITY – Moro Islamic Liberation Front Chairman Ahod Balawag Ebrahim has declined his appointment to the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). EBRAHIM “I have decided to respectfully decline said appointment,”...
Base commanders of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front have expressed confidence in the capability of interim chief minister Abdularaof Macacua to lead the Bangsamoto Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. MACACUA (Bangsamoro Government FB) A joint statement from...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Ulama in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has reaffirmed their support to the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. THE MILF consultative assembly in Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao del Norte on March 16....
DAVAO CITY – The League of Bangsamoro Organizations Inc. (LBO) appealed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to uphold unity amid the questions raised on the recent leadership change in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). MILF Chairman Ahod Ebrahim with BIAF...
