Gov’t, MILF urged: Extend life of ceasefire body

A leading Moro scholar has called on the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to extend the mandate of a body that deals with criminal activities in Mindanao that tend to complicate or endanger the peace negotiations.

Without this body, called the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG), the existing ceasefire agreement will be difficulty to implement, said Abhoud Syed M. Lingga, executive director of the Institute of Bangsamoro Studies (IBS) based in Cotabato City.
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