The military confirmed the ongoing firefight between the Philippine Army and combined members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and lawless groups in Ungkaya Pukan town in Basilan province. | JEMendozaINQ
“Ang sabi sana namin na ‘wag nang mag-reinforcement … eh ang problema umaatake sila ngayon, kaya nasa defensive na actually ang military ngayon,” he added.Also on Wednesday, Carlito Galvez, the Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, said he was “deeply concerned” with the armed skirmish, especially since a peace process is ongoing between the government and the MILF.
Galvez said the peace mechanisms, particularly the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities and the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group are now on the ground to ease tensions. “We would therefore like to call for sobriety, as we wait for the results of the CCCH and AHJAG inquiry to be disclosed,” he said in a statement.
Galvez also said his office has reached out right away to both parties in order to deescalate the situation.ushered an era of unprecedented peace and security in the Bangsamoro, as it finally silenced the guns of war and put an end to decades of armed conflict,” he said. “We cannot allow this latest incident in Basilan to negate the major gains we have achieved over the years,” he added.
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