A SECURITY analyst said on Monday that the signing of a peace deal between the Philippine Government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) “will not end the decades of fighting in the restive region of Mindanao.”

“Building peace is one thing, ending internal wars is another thing.. The government is just ending armed conflicts with the MILF,” said Professor Rommel Banlaoi, executive director of the Philippine Institute for Peace and Violence Terrorism Research (PIPVTR).

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