An official of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) said on Wednesday the group could join forces with a breakaway faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in waging war with the government if the Aquino administration continues to ignore the 1996 peace agreement the MNLF.

Ustadz Pendi Colano, chairman of the Selatan Kutawato State Revolutionary Committee (SKSRC), a faction of the MNLF in Central Mindanao, aired the warning a day after government troops fought with rebels from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) led by Ameril Umbrakato in Maguindanao.