| The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have agreed to set up ceasefire teams in at least 11 areas in the southern island of Mindanao to monitor and record truce violations by both parties. In a joint statement signed on Feb. 12, both parties said they supported the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) quest for âa peaceful mechanism to prevent conflictsâ between government and MILF forces. Eid Kabalu, MILF spokesman, said the teams would be posted in the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Cotabato province, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Basilan, Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato. |