PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday promised thousands of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters that his administration would support their transition to civilian lives, as the rebel group began handing over their guns.

In his speech during the launching of the second phase of decommissioning of MILF combatants and weapons in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, Duterte assured Moro rebels that the newly established Bangsamoro government was theirs.

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