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| Duterte signs historic Mindanao autonomy deal | |
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| Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a long-delayed agreement giving autonomy to the Muslim-majority island of Mindanao. It’s hoped the deal will ease extremism in the area and prevent conflict with the state. | |
| Duterte, the first Filipino president to hail from the island, last month pushed through a draft of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which allows areas of the Philippines to act as autonomous regions. The deal comes after decades of fighting and nearly 20 years of negotiations. | Duterte, the first Filipino president to hail from the island, last month pushed through a draft of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which allows areas of the Philippines to act as autonomous regions. The deal comes after decades of fighting and nearly 20 years of negotiations. |
| Life on the Philippines’ southernmost island has been plagued by religious divide and violence. In 2017, the military engaged in a five-month war with militants of the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Mindanao’s capital Marawi. | Life on the Philippines’ southernmost island has been plagued by religious divide and violence. In 2017, the military engaged in a five-month war with militants of the so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Mindanao’s capital Marawi. |
| The urban battle, which claimed the lives of more than 1,000 combatants and around 90 civilians, was one of the longest conflicts of its kind in Philippines history. | The urban battle, which claimed the lives of more than 1,000 combatants and around 90 civilians, was one of the longest conflicts of its kind in Philippines history. |
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