Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post

Ameril Umbra Kato ........ is understood to have passed away from natural causes.
Apparently the death ... the result of a heart attack ... occurred just weeks after the military had tried - but failed - to capture Kato and other militant leaders in a broad offensive.

However, Rommel Bandaoi, executive director of The Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research claims the rebel chief's demise is unlikely to lessen BIFF's violent campaign for an independent Muslim State in the Southern Philippines.

God forbid!