This is the English translation of the speech delivered by President Benigno S. Aquino III in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, on June 16, 2015 during the ceremonial turnover of weapons and decommissioning of the MILF combatants.
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao strengthens its anti-poverty drive as it embarked on an inter-agency initiative that would “significantly and sustainably reduce poverty incidence among its population.”
Members of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee that sponsored the proposed Bangsamoro law submitted for debates in the House plenary welcomed as proof of a “strong commitment to end the armed conflict” in Mindanao the start of Phase 1 of the decommissioning of MILF weapons and combatants.
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