Stop BIFF attacks, Mindanaons ask

ABDULLAH SANGKI, Maguindanao: Beleaguered residents of conflict-torn towns in the provinces of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat have appealed to the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels to intervene and prevent the recurrence of attacks from a Moro breakaway group in Central Mindanao.

Residents noted that the two peace panels are duty-bound to observe interim security agreements, including the July 1997 Agreement on the General Cessation of Hostilities, to mutually cooperate in addressing security concerns in areas where there are MILF forces.