Monday, December 03, 2007 (Philippines)

Dr. Ricardo de Leon (right), president of Mindanao State University System, and Col. Guima Mar-Ash of the International Monitoring Team, wait for their turn as Alvin Sagosara, president of Peace and Development League-Lanao del Sur (2nd from right), and Col. Salvador Pegalan of the Philippine Army sign the peace covenant during the Mindanao Week of Peace opening ceremony at MSU main campus in Marawi City last Thursday. (Contributed photo) KORONADAL CITY -- The government has set January next year as timeframe for the conclusion of the ticklish ancestral domain agenda in the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a ranking government peace negotiator said. Rudy B. Rodil, vice chair of the government peace panel, however, declined to give specific details involving the territory strand even as he noted that three elements are being considered to thresh out things. Post your comments here on the Makati siege [full story]