
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr.
MANILA, Philippines — Over 26,000 former Moro Islamic Liberation Entrance (MILF) fighters have been decommissioned since 2014, based on Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr.
Galvez on Wednesday mentioned a complete of 26,132 MILF fighters, in addition to 4,625 of their weapons, have undergone the method of decommissioning.
Every former MILF fighter acquired P100,000 “to assist them of their transition into peaceable and productive civilian life,” based on Galvez.
Beforehand, Galvez mentioned the federal government is focusing on to decommission 7,000 firearms this 12 months, and one other 7,000 in 2025.
The decommissioning course of, dealt with by the foreign-led Worldwide Decommissioning Physique, is a part of the peace deal that the MILF signed with the federal government in March 2014.
Due to the peace cope with MILF, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao was established by the Bangsamoro Natural Regulation, which grew to become efficient in Aug. 2018.
In 2023, Galvez mentioned that the disarming means of the MILF members can be completed earlier than the primary election of the BARRM authorities in 2025.