03/02/2016
Arab Times
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MANILA, Philippines, Feb 3, (AP): The Philippine Congress has run out of time to pass under the current president’s term a Muslim autonomy bill that aims to peacefully settle a decades-long Muslim rebellion in the south, sparking concerns the setback may ignite new fighting, officials said. Senators and members of the House of Representatives had until Wednesday to deliberate on the bill before they start a three-month break at the end of the week. The long-delayed bill is at the heart of a peace deal signed by the largest Muslim rebel group in the south and the government of President Benigno Aquino III, whose term ends in June.
