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President Estrada sacked his chief peace negotiator with Muslim rebels amid
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Ustadz shariff Julabbi, MILF chairman for Western Mindanao and Palawan areas,
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DEFENSE UNDERSECRETARY ORLANDO SORIANO

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be arrested in the absence of immunity guarantees.

Ustadz shariff Julabbi, MILF chairman for Western Mindanao and Palawan areas,
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cordiality of the shaky peace negotiations, but also in improving the
"deteriorating" credibility of their respective panels.

Local peace advocates, among them members of the Catholic religious community,
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before handing the insurgency problem back to the military.

A government panel led by Defense Undersecretary Orlando Soriano is to sit down
with MILF leaders in Sultan Kudarat this morning to begin formal talks expected
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Estrada sacks top peace negotiator due to hostilities

February 4, 2000 - 12:00am

President Estrada sacked his chief peace negotiator with Muslim rebels amid escalating hostilities in Mindanao, Executive Secretary Ronaldo Zamora announced yesterday. Zamora said Defense Undersecretary Orlando...

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MILF fears negotiators' safety

By Roel Pareño | January 30, 2000 - 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has expressed fears that their officials sitting with the government at the negotiating table might be arrested in the absence of immunity guarantees. Ustadz...

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Credibility problem hounds gov't, MILF peace panels

By John Unson | January 24, 2000 - 12:00am

COTABATO CITY - Negotiators of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government may not just have to intensify their efforts in restoring the cordiality of the shaky peace negotiations, but also in...

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Talks with MILF rebs resume

January 17, 2000 - 12:00am

Government negotiators begin today one last push for a settlement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) after President Estrada set a June deadline before handing the insurgency problem back to the military. A...

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