President Aquino's message to Citizens in Lahad Datu

His Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III gives his message to Citizens in Lahad Datu.

Statement of President Aquino to our citizens in Lahad Datu, March 2, 2013

Statement
of
His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III
President of the Philippines
To our citizens in Lahad Datu

[Released on March 2, 2013]

To our citizens in Lahad Datu, from the very start our objective has been to avoid the loss of lives and the shedding of blood. However, you did not join us in this objective. Because of the path you have taken, what we have been trying to avoid has come to pass.

If you have grievances, the path you chose was wrong. The just, and indeed, the only correct thing for you to do is to surrender.

To those who have influence and the capacity to reason with those in Lahad Datu, I ask you to convey this message: surrender now, without conditions.

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