CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—-Leaders of the Bangsamoro administration paid tribute to former president Benigno Aquino III for laying the foundation for lasting peace in the region and Mindanao.
In a statement, Bangsamoro interim chief minister Ahod ‘Al-Haj Murad’ Ebrahim said Aquino “played a vital role in the Bangsamoro peace process.”
Ebrahim is also chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that forged a peace deal with the government under Aquino’s watch in 2014.
“The sincerity of his administration was highlighted when we met in Narita, Japan on August 4, 2011,” Ebrahim said.
“Because of the confidence by both parties in the peace process during his term, we saw the ev…
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