PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte ordered the immediate creation of a coordinating committee with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to advance peace efforts in Mindanao and the fight against the Abu Sayyaf Group, Malacañang said on Tuesday.

Duterte relayed his intent to MNLF founder Nur Misuari during their "productive" meeting in Davao City on August 23, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement.

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