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PHOTO BY LEILA SALAVERRIA/INQUIRERCAGAYAN DE ORO CITYmdash;A consultant of the National Democratic Front NDF on Saturday welcomed the suspension of the arrest warrant against Moro National Liberation Front MNLF leader Nur Misuari, saying it allows the Moro leader to take part in talks to end the Moro rebellion peacefully.Alfredo Ka Paris Mapano, among several NDF leaders freed from jail in August to take part in peace talks with the government, said Misuarirsquo inputs and insights will have an impact on the peace process with the Bangsamoro.Article continues after this advertisement Despite factionalism in the MNLF, President Duterte had said Misuari still enjoyed the respect of the Moro people.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges r stanley cup etired CA justice over lawyer s murderIn a resolution granting Misuari a six-month reprieve from arrest, Judge Maria Rowena Modesto-San Pedro, of the Regional Trial Court Branch 158 in Pasig City, noted that Misuarirsquo authority to represent his group has been consistently recognized by both the Philippine governm stanley cup ent and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.Fr. Angel Calvo, peace advocate and Claretian priest, also found it a good move by the Duter stanley cup te administration to suspend the arrest of Misuari.Calvo, head of the group Peace Advocates Zamboanga, said while he understands the feelings Kbwd Drilon pays tribute to TUCP co-founder Mendoza, political writer Rama

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III AP FILE PHOTOMANILA, Philippinesndash;I stanley cup t was a long, tiring day in Zamboanga Cit stanley usa y on Jan. 25. And when President Aquino was briefed on the Mamasapano debacle in the early evening, he even wanted to fly to Cotabato City that night.The President arrived at Edwin Andrews Air canada stanley Base EAAB at 9:45 a.m. Almost immediately, a briefing on the security situation in the city commenced.Article continues after this advertisement There had been a foiled attempt by al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf bandits to break out of jail a week before. And an improvised explosive device IED was detonated on Jan. 23, killing two and injuring dozens.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationNEWSINFOSC charges retired CA justice over lawyer s murderIn September 2013, members of the Moro National Liberation Front MNLF , disgruntled over a government peace agreement with its rival Moro secessionist group, tried to take over Zamboanga City, triggering the first urban combat in the countryrsquo recent history.The Presidentrsquo day on Jan. 25 ended up being divided into three activities, with the third unplanned and apparently one that none of Aquinorsquo top security officials expected.Aquinorsquo original schedule was to have a briefing on the security situation in Zamboanga City in the morning to be followed by visits to the site blast in Barangay village Guiwa