MILF decommissioning resumes

PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed hope the government is "one step closer" to achieving its goal of lasting peace and security in Mindanao following the third phase of the decommissioning of Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) and their weapons earlier in this week.

"The resumption of the decommissioning of former Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces fighters and their weapons in Maguindanao reaffirms our commitment to the peace process and the BARMM [Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]," the President said in a statement.