Opapru thanks MILF for belying fresh recruitment of combatants

Inquirer.net - Nov 15, 2026

COTABATO CITY — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Saturday, Nov. 14, thanked the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for clarifying that there is no recruitment for its former armed wing, the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). In a statement, Opapru thanked the MILF leadership,

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