No xmass break for you.
hmm ..Apparetly The Philippine Goverment are not giving any Yuletide holidays to the Muslim Militant in the south..bummer. but granted the communist groups some slacks.
The Philippine government on Thursday declared a four-day unilateral Christmas truce with communist rebels, but offensives against Muslim militants would continue during the holidays in the country’s troubled south.General Hermogenes Esperon, armed forces chief of staff, said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved his recommendation for the ceasefire with the communist rebels.
Esperon said the suspension of offensive military operations would take effect from December 24 to 25, and December 31 to January 1, 2007.
“This is in regards to operations against communist rebels,” he said. “As to our operations against the terrorists in the south, we have not recommended it.”
Esperon said the military will press on with its offensives against al-Qaeda-linked Muslim militants from the regional Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group and local Abu Sayyaf group.
Two top JI militants - Dulmatin and Omar Patek - are believed to be hiding in the southern island of Jolo, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila. They are wanted for being involved in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed more than 200 people.
So the Army wants truce with the Communist Rebels in the south, so who are the Communist Rebel hanging out in south side of the Philippine Islands? Aren’t they basically the same? so are you really going to expect some sort of jolly gathering from them.. I think not.
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