The government had been pushing on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration as a new framework for the talks in the event it goes back to the negotiating table with the MILF, a proposal that the Moro group has consistently opposed.
Bobby Benito, Executive Director of the Bangsamoro Center for JustPeace warned "even if the best people are named as government negotiators, talks will not prosper unless they start off where they stopped.”
He added that whoever the President appoints as negotiators for the government, it will “not make sense” unless they do not enjoy the full backing of all parts of the government.
He claimed the President sought only to try and keep international opinion on her side by suggesting the peace process was still ongoing, “but the truth is she does not have any intention of resolving the conflict."
The new wave of evacuations was triggered by an attack on Christmas Eve by MILF rebels.
Romy Elusfa
Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project
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