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The Bangsamoro Agreement, trumpeted as a breakthrough settlement of the 50-year-old Philippine Government-Moro rebels conflict in Mindanao, is yet waiting for resolution, still following a paper trail  from the Office of the President to Congress, then probably the Supreme Court. And then, a plebiscite is to be conducted to determine if the people in the conflict areas will approve the signed agreement.

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Latest broadsheet reports seem to show that the Aquino government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are gaining positive grounds in reaching a successful agreement.

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By FROM THE STANDS | By Domini M. Torrevillas | January 10, 2008 - 12:00am
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