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October 14, 2012, Xinhua, GPH, MILF peace pact to prop up efforts to tackle Abu Sayyaf,

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MANILA,Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The signing of a framework agreement between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) could further strengthen the cooperation of the two parties to eliminate terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group in southern Mindanao region, a senior government official said on Sunday.

Secretary Teresita Deles of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, in an interview via state-run radio station, said that contrary to the Abu Sayyaf, the MILF is an organization, which has a legitimate aspiration.

"They (Abu Sayyaf) are a law enforcement problem and once we are okay with the other armed opposition or primarily the MILF, our capacity to address this problem will greatly be improved," she explained.

She said that with GPH-MILF peace agreement, which could pave the way for the creation of a Bangsamoro entity, the needed security measures and justice system could be put in place. The Bangsamoro entity will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

"So we definitely know that with the coming up of a road map and the creation of Bangsamoro, we can improve the capacity of the government, along with all the concerned stakeholders to address the problem like the Abu Sayyaf," Deles said.

The Abu Sayyaf is a group of bandits engaged in kidnapping and killing of local and foreign nationals in southern Philippines, particularly in the provinces of Basilan and Sulu.

The GPH and the MILF are set to formally forge the framework agreement on Monday in Malacanang, the presidential palace.

The accord will be the road map for a final political settlement between the government and the MILF to end the four decades armed conflict in southern Philippines.

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