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(Left to Right second row) Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman; Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak; Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles, Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process hold the documents following the signing of a final peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Muslim rebel group inside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, the Philippines, on March 27, 2014. (EPA/Dennis M. Sabangan)

Philippines and Muslim rebel group sign peace deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2014 | World

Manila, AP—The Philippine government signed a peace accord with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group on Thursday, the culmination of years of negotiations and a significant political achievement for President Benigno Aquino III. The deal grants largely...

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A typhoon survivor walks past the debris-littered Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum which used to house former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos’ collection of art pieces from Philippine national artists Sunday Nov. 17, 2013 at Tacloban city, Leyte province in central Philippines (AP)

Philippine president to camp in Tacloban

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2013 | World

Tacloban, Philippines, AP—President Benigno Aquino III said Sunday that he will stay in typhoon-battered Leyte province until he sees more progress in the aid effort following complaints from survivors that they have yet to receive proper help. Aquino is expected to...