President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo directed members of the GRP Peace Panel tasked to negotiate peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to launch more consultations on the peace process in the coming weeks with various stakeholders in Mindanao.
The President had issued such directive and proposed the reopening of the formal peace talks between the government and the MILF. The local government leaders of Region 12 pledged their support to government’s peace agenda and the immediate resumption of the peace talks with the MILF. (aee-PIA/Bohol)