"Promotion of the peace process shall be the centerpiece– not a by-the-way, not a sideline or side effect, but the centerpiece – of the internal security program."

- Cleofe Sandoval, Undersecretary, Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process, Philippines.

Philippines: Children from Maluso, a fishing village in Basilan, pass a police sign warning of a five-month pre-election weapons ban.

Photo: Lucian Read/Small Arms Survey