Bangsamoro deal signed by March

MANILA, Philippines - The government hopes to sign a comprehensive peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) by March.

Senators, for their part, said the provisions of the framework agreement need to be scrutinized, while the House of Representatives vowed to speed up passage of the proposed Bangsamoro law.

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Senate committee on national defense and security chairman, said the agreement must be studied very well to avoid any problems later. 

“We should approach this with caution because we need to study very carefully the provisions of the peace agreement to make sure that this won’t create bigger problems later on,” he said. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/01/28/1283819/bangsamoro-deal-signed-march