TO HEAD OFF POWER VACUUM SECESSIONIST MOVEMENT ROOT OF MINDANAO WOES Despite ‘fatwa,’ Erap vows to end MILF reign By Gerry Baldo 03/21/2010 A supposed “fatwa” or religious decree against his presidential bid has not changed former President Joseph Estrada’s determination to eradicate the Muslim secessionist movement if elected on May 10, saying this is necessary to bring peace in Mindanao. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) endorsed a fatwa by a group of Muslim scholars in Mindanao island, the heartland of the large Islamic minority, ahead of the May elections. “After studying the actions and policies of Mr. Estrada before and after his election as president until this present time, we found out that he is really an enemy of Islam,” MILF quoted the Bangsamoro Supreme Council of Ulama as saying. .... MORE Source: The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/20100322hed1.html |
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