MILF to appoint new ceasefire committee head

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front said Sunday it will soon appoint a new head for its Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH). In a post on its website, the MILF said the present CCCH head, Said Sheikh, was appointed to the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) last March 15. “We do not want to replace him, but time has come that we have to do what we do not like,” said MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal, who heads the Bangsamoro Transition Commission. According to Iqbal, Said may have to be replaced because his work in the BTC requires focus, dedication, and much leg-work. He said Said is a very competent person, a team worker, and very loyal to the MILF and the Bangsamoro people’s cause. But when asked who will replace Said, Iqbal said he will consult the MILF's military arm and ask for a list of at least three recommendations. “I would prefer him to come from the island provinces,” he said, referring to emerging new strongholds of the MILF. — LBG, GMA News