Delays on the decommissioning of MILF forces and weapons

PROPER SPENDING. Senator Raffy Tulfo (rightmost, left photo) asks the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity to include in the decommissioning process for Moro Islamic Liberation Front combatants a documented assurance that their PHP100,000 cash aid would be properly spent. In a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation in Pasay City on Tuesday (Feb. 20, 2024), Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (wearing eyeglasses, right photo) said decommissioned combatants undergo a case management process to ensure the cash assistance is spent wisely. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan)