President Rodrigo Duterte began to take his hands of rebel groups in Mindanao in order to promote peace in this troubled region.
The President announced on Tuesday about their initial talks with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari and his plan to travel to Jolo to meet the fugitive leader.
Spoke at the 69th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Air Force air base in Clark Pampanga, Duterte admitted that many lengthy war in Mindanao.
"I've been communicating with Nur. Maybe we will go to Jolo and talk to him before we formally agree to talk officially, "he said.
"I already have my team. I would not mention them now but they are ready to government side, "he added.
The fugitive MNLF leader is facing rebellion charges related to Zamboanga siege in 2013. Earlier, he complains that his group left out of the peace process of the Aquino government in its breakaway group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Besides the MNLF, said Duterte communicates himself in the continuation of the MILF peace process. Sign the previous administration in the peace accord with MILF but have not passed the bill aims to create a Bangsamoro political entity.
However, the approach may differ government Abu Sayyaf Group. Duterte warned of imminent reckoning the group responsible for the violence, including the kidnap-for-ransom and killing katimogan.
"There will always be a time for reckoning and it will come. Just you wait, "said Duterte