Monday, August 18, 2008

President Gloria Arroyo Issues Statement On MILF Attacks In Lanao del Norte

Mga minamahal kong kababayan:

Mariing kinokondena ko ang di makatarungang pag-atake at paghahasik ng karahasan ng MILF kaninang madaling araw sa ilang bayan ng Lanao del Norte.Ito ay hindi lamang paglabag sa kasunduang pangkapayapaan kundi isang hamon sa pangkalahatang pagnanais ng sambayanan ng katahimikan at kaunlaran sa buong isla ng Mindanao.

Because of these sneaky and treacherous attacks, as your Commander-in-Chief, I have ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police to defend every inch of Philippine territory against MILF forces and immediately restore peace in the affected areas in Lanao del Norte.

We will not tolerate and we will crush any attempt to disturb peace and development in Mindanao. I am also calling for an emergency meeting of the National Security Council this afternoon to assess the situation in Lanao del Norte and other areas in Mindanao and come up with concrete, firm and decisive action to defend the peace-loving people of Mindanao.

Again, I assure the Filipino people that the government will defend them at all costs against any move by any group that will disrupt our aspirations for a genuine and lasting peace not only in Mindanao but in the whole country. I am with you in peace. We are all in this together.

Maraming salamat po.

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