NEW : The new agreement can ` ` seal a genuine , lasting peace , '' Aquino says . Filipino government officials and Muslim rebel leaders signed a landmark peace deal Monday aimed at ending a long-running insurgency in the nation 's troubled south . Rebels have been fighting for independence from the Philippines for decades . The agreement is to create a new autonomous region dominated by Muslims . The region in the southern Philippines will be called Bangsamoro .
NEW : The new agreement can ` ` seal a genuine , lasting peace , '' Aquino says . Rebels have been fighting for independence from the Philippines for decades . The agreement is to create a new autonomous region dominated by Muslims . The region in the southern Philippines will be called Bangsamoro .