ZAMBOANGA CITY (9 Nov) – Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, said that the exchange of fire between Army soldiers and combatants of the Moro Islam…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, said that the exchange of fire between Army soldiers and combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Basilan on Tuesday cannot be allowed “to negate the major gains we have achieved over the years.”
The skirmishes were between forces of the 101st Infantry Brigade and MILF members in Brgy. Ulitan, Ungkaya Pukan municipality. “We ask for cooperation of our partners from the MILF to stay the course and work together with the ceasefire mechanisms and government forces to uphold the ceasefire agreement which has been a product of arduous efforts from both parties in the interest of the welfare of our people and the presentation of the peace agreement,” the GPH Implementing Panel for the GPH-MILF Peace Accord said in a statement.
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