Philippines, Muslim rebels agree landmark peace deal
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> 40-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 120,000 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Benigno">Benigno</span> <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="paving">paving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="revival">revival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="south">south</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roadmap">roadmap</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p><span word="Expectations">Expectations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>-<span word="interrupted">interrupted</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pledges">pledges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 15 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Malaysian">Malaysian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Najib">Najib</span> <span word="Razak">Razak</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distrust">distrust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="myopia">myopia</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>," <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="entity">entity</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="plebiscites">plebiscites</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Bangsamoro">Bangsamoro</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="forebears">forebears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mindanao">Mindanao</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="south">south</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hamper">hamper</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="factions">factions</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Moro">Moro</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Front">Front</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>.</p>
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