Malaysian peace monitors in PH

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BRONZE MEDALS. The Philippine Army gives bronze medals to Malaysian troops part of the outgoing International Monitoring Team batch 7 in recognition of their efforts to monitor peace between the Philippine government and the MILF. All photos by Ferdinandh Cabrera

Despite tensions stemming from the month-long Sabah standoff, Malaysia sent a new set of troops to Mindanao as peace monitors. The troops arrived over the weekend to replace the outgoing batch of peace monitors whose one-year tour of duty under the International Monitoring Team (IMT) batch 7 expired. Malaysia is brokering a peace deal with the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The peace process is now in the fine-tuning phase, with the recent signing of one of the annexes on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro. Four of the 19 contingents are from the combined Royal Army of Malaysia, Royal Navy, Royal Police and civilian components.


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