MILF told: Let gov’t troops in to secure BARMM polls

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — The military on Wednesday said the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) could not unilaterally bar government security forces from its communities during the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections. Maj. Gen. Jose Vladimir Cagara, acting commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), said the military would