Some 1,301 former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are set to be deactivated this year with the resumption of the third phase of the decommissioning process on Aug. 3.
This leaves 14,000 BIAF members for deactivation starting next year, Galvez added.
The first phase of the decommissioning process happened in June 2015, in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, following the signing of the CAB. Then President Benigno Aquino III graced the occasion, which involved 145 MILF fighters and 75 high-powered weapons. Galvez said that the Independent Decommissioning Body was expected to complete the process before the first election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in 2025.Based on the CAB, it is the IDB, which is composed of international and local experts, which oversees the decommissioning process.
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