Authorities free 17 MILF members caught with firearms despite gun ban

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Authorities free 17 MILF members caught with firearms despite gun ban
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The Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities, which oversees the ceasefire between the government and MILF, intervened before the suspects were freed

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The military and police moved in to prevent further violence between two warring MILF factions in the town of Sultan sa Barongis. Lieutenant Colonel Roden Orbon, spokesperson for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, confirmed the CCCH’s role in peace-building efforts in the town but did not explain why the men were released despite the election rule barring unauthorized firearms.

Security forces disarmed the groups in Sitio Damabago, in Barangay Barurao, but many fled. Authorities caught 17 and recovered firearms, some left behind.

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