Amnesty body calls on ex-rebels to apply as deadline nears

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) has urged former rebels to apply for government amnesty as deadlines approach, with fewer than 1,000 of an estimated 40,000 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members having filed applications so far. Jamar Kulayan, NAC commissioner for Mindanao, said only 991 MILF members had applied