By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 08:59 EST, 13 May 2013 | UPDATED: 12:13 EST, 13 May 2013 As abbreviations go, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's has got to be among the most unfortunate. But this didn't stop members of the former Muslim rebel group from patrolling the jungles of the Philippines today ahead of the country's contentious general elections. MILF joins countless other organisations with unfortunate acronyms - such as BAAPS, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Scroll down for video MILFS: Members of the armed group Moro Islamic Liberation Front take a rest inside a hut as they secure the perimeter to help maintain a peaceful election against other lawless elements in Shariff Aguak, Philippines
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front is tasked with peace keeping in Mindanao
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Its acronym joins other unfortunate abbreviations - such as BAAPS, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
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But despite its name, MILF is a deadly serious organisation
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Former terrorist group on roadmap to peace settlement with government
As part of the arrangement, MILF is responsible for maintaining peace on @placeholder island to prevent civil unrest during the congressional and local elections in the Philippines.