The Philippine government pledged Tuesday to convince Christian politicians to drop their opposition to an accord aimed at ending a southern insurgency by granting minority Muslims an expanded homeland.
The preliminary agreement had been scheduled to be signed in Malaysia on Tuesday, but the Philippine Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order Monday to delay the ceremony after Christian politicians objected to the deal because they were not consulted.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, who flew to Malaysia for the ceremony, said the government was "very confident that eventually, hopefully soon, we should be able to return" to …
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