Today we say to the whole world: if you want peace, prepare for peace."

"Frankly speaking, this decision is one of the most difficult decisions we have made so far in more than four decades of harsh struggle.

Whereas throughout the course of history, we have always armed ourselves in defense of our homeland, people, Islam, but today we have reversed the natural flow of that long narrative. 

We have agreed to undertake this symbolic decommissioning of our weapons and put them beyond use. 

We want to show to the world that the MILF will always comply with obligations set forth in signed peace agreements.

Today we say to the whole world: if you want peace, prepare for peace."

- Speech of Mohagher Iqbal during the turnover of weapons and decommissioning of MILF combtants.
June 16, 2015
Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao