Meanwhile, Malacañang announced the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will start the decommissioning of firearms and combatants on June 16.
“Phase 1 of the process will begin with the ceremonial turnover of 55 high-powered firearms and 20 crew-served weapons, and the decommissioning of 145 members of the MILF’s Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces,” government peace panel chair Miriam Coronel Ferrer said.
She said the government and the MILF had agreed to the gradual decommissioning of combatants last January 2014.
She said the firearms will be turned over to the Independent Decommissioning Body (IBD) while combatants will undergo registration, verification and validation process.
Ferrer said the combatants will be provided with cash assistance amounting to P25,000 and PhilHeath cards.
In a press conference held in Quezon City Thursday, Marawi-based leader Agakhan Sharief, who earned the moniker “Bin Laden” because of his long beard, reminded Senator Marcos that it was his father who started the atrocities against the Moro people.
“Did Senator Marcos forget the Jabidah Massacre? Martial Law was a traumatic period for the Moro people,” he said.
