The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it will investigate whether the military itself is indeed the “main source” of loose firearms in Mindanao, a claim made by Al Hajj Murad Ebrahim, interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
THE US State Department tagged on Wednesday Hatib Hadjan Sawadjaan, linked to two suicide bombings in the Philippines, as an international terrorist along with 12 other individuals affiliated with, or leading terrorist groups around the world.
As hundreds of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters turned over their weapons on Saturday, President Rodrigo Duterte assured the Moro rebels the government is ready to assist them as they transition to civilian lives.