By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
Mindanews
DAVAO CITY.–The Philippine government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ended nine years of peace negotiations under the Arroyo administration with the signing of a “Declaration of Continutiy for Peace Negotiations” and the “Guidelines on the Humanitarian, Rehabilitation and Development Component of the International Monitoring Team” shortly after noon today in Kuala Lumpur.
“Yes , we had a breakthrough! We have just signed the Declaration of Continuity of the Negotiations between GRP and MILF,” government peace panel chair Rafael Seguis, also Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, told MindaNews in a text message.