The
Philippine government is considering branding the country's largest Muslim
separatist movement as a terrorist group for its alleged hand in an airport
bomb blast, Defence Secretary Angelo Reyes said yesterday.
The move could jeopardise efforts to hold peace talks with the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF), Mr Reyes told a media forum.
The government has already filed multiple murder charges against top MILF
leaders after investigations revealed that a group member allegedly triggered
the bomb explosion at the waiting lounge of the