Indigenous groups in Mindanao are ready to take up arms against the government if it pursues the signing of a final peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), according to a leader of a non-government organization (NGO) based in the South.

Deo Palma, national coordinator of the Ang Katipunan ng mga Samahang Maharlika (Ang KaSaMa Inc.), said many tribes do not want the MILF to lead the proposed Bangsamoro entity that will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

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