The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group have signed a peace deal that serves as a roadmap to forming a new autonomous region in the south.
The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group have signed a peace deal that serves as a roadmap to forming a new autonomous region in the south.
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Manila and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) want to set up the region, to be known as "Bangsamoro", in the south of the mainly Roman Catholic country before President Benigno Aquino steps down in 2016, giving the Muslim-dominated area greater political powers and more control over resources.
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