| Presidential adviser on the peace process Teresita Deles said Sunday that government will be pulling out its troops from the former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) camp called Buliok Complex in central Mindanao as part of confidence-building measures ahead of renewed peace negotiations with the MILF. Deles said the pullout would be gradual, based on consultations with the Armed Forces and the local government units (LGUs). She said the pullout starts this month. A battalion-sized force composed of 500 to 600 men was initially pulled out from the three-hectare complex straddling several towns of Maguindanao and North Cotabato Saturday but military officials said it is just part of the regular repositioning of troops. |