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Friday, August 15, 2008 (Philippines)
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| Government troops ride on tanks as they regain control of Pikit town, North Cotabato from rebels on Thursday. Tensions in Mindanao peaked this week after government troops retook the farming villages from about 1,000 guerrillas who occupied the area last month. (AP Photo) |
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MANILA - Government lawyers and opponents of the proposed expansion of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) will face off on Friday at the Supreme Court (SC).
They will debate on the constitutionality of the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) to be signed between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
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