Muslim separatist rebels said Saturday they are determined to peacefully resolve their three-decade rebellion in the southern Philippines. Mohaqher Iqbal, chief peace negotiator for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, said rebel leaders assured members of an international cease-fire monitoring group that they will pursue peace talks with the Philippine government "until a just, comprehensive and honorable peace settlement is achieved." The pledge was made during a meeting with Malaysian and Bruneian cease-fire monitors inside a guerrilla camp. "Our leaders assured them the MILF is determined to achieve peace in Mindanao," rebel spokesman Eid Kabalu told reporters. "The meeting reinforced the foundation of the peace process in the region." The cease-fire monitoring team is composed of 10 soldiers from Brunei and 50 from Malaysia.
