With a peace pact between the Philippine government and Muslim rebels having been cobbled through “secret” intercessions by the US government, a delegation of American trade officials led by Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker is in the country to jumpstart investments in car manufacturing, energy and infrastructure in Mindanao.

“I suppose everybody is interested in investing in Mindanao because it’s really an area where there is a lot of promise. But because of the issue on the MILF [Moro Islamic Liberation Front] before, there was great concern whether . . . it is wise to invest in Mindanao,” Malacanang spokesman Edwin Lacierda said of Pritzker’s mission.

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