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  • Philippine Government Drafts Constitutional Amendment to Create Muslim Homeland

    01/10/2008 12:03:04 AM PST · by camerakid400 · 30 replies · 134+ views
    VOA News ^ | January 09, 2008 | By Douglas Bakshian
    The Philippine government is drafting a constitutional amendment that would authorize the establishment of a federal homeland for Muslims in the south of the country. The proposed amendment is part of a complex peace process between the government and a major Muslim rebel group. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. Last November, an important agreement was reached between the Philippine government and the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The two sides agreed on the size of a proposed homeland for the country's Muslims in the south of the country. This definition of what is called "the territory" is part of...