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ARMM, MNLF sign compact for security

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The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have forged an agreement to mutually cooperate in addressing local peace and security issues in southern Philippines. Lawyer Anwar Malang, ARMM chief of staff and currently Interior and Local Governments secretary, recently met with Lawyer Randolp Parcasio, legal adviser of Nur Misuari, chair of a faction of the MNLF. The MNLF move came as a total turn around from Misuari’s earlier provocative statements undermining the Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro signed by the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). ARMM is composed of Maguindanao, Lanao del … Continue reading ARMM, MNLF sign compact for security

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MILF lauds Aquino on oil, gas exploration issue in Mindanao

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MURAD COTABATO CITY, Philippines  – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has expressed gratitude to President Aquino suspending oil and gas exploration contracts in Mindanao as requested by MILF chieftain Murad Ebrahim. Murad, during his news conference following the signing of the Framework Agreement two weeks ago, has asked the President to suspend oil and gas exploration in the Liguasan marshland in Cotabato Basin and in Sulu seas until the wealth-sharing issue is completely addressed. “We urged the government to forego the awarding of these contracts,” Murad said, adding that the issue of wealth-sharing is still being discussed by the … Continue reading MILF lauds Aquino on oil, gas exploration issue in Mindanao

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PLDT, SMART invest P856M Cebu-Bohol-Mindanao telecom link

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Telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and its mobile phone subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) are building a new P856-million fiber optic cable (FOC) route that will connect Cebu to Bohol and then run on to Misamis Oriental, a press statement said on Friday. This new facility, which will be completed by September 2013, will significantly boost the resiliency of PLDT transmission links to Bohol and the entire island of Mindanao. The new facility will be initially equipped with 210Gbps. ”We have fast-tracked this particular project because the demand for broadband services -both from consumers and businesses-is growing … Continue reading PLDT, SMART invest P856M Cebu-Bohol-Mindanao telecom link

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MINDANAO among Asia’s top ten island in travel mag readers’ choice

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Mindanao, despite its volatile peace and order situation, has been picked as among Asia’s ten best islands by readers  of an international travel magazine. Mindanao, in southern Philippines,  Luzon and Cebu are among the top ten islands, based on international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards. Mindanao, with a mixed population of Christians, Muslims and indigenous people, has an active insurgency: the communist New Peoples Army (NPA) and the Moro Islamic Liberations Front (MILF). The Philippine government is negotiating peace with leaders of both, and has made a breakthrough last month with the signing of a framework of … Continue reading MINDANAO among Asia’s top ten island in travel mag readers’ choice

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Power body moves to ensure enough supply in Mindanao by 2013

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DAVAO CITY — The Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC)has started efforts to address the expected increase in power demand in 2013, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said on Tuesday. “Mindanao is having a precarious power supply situation with average daily shortage of about 150-200 megawatts since the start of 2012,” Romeo M. Montenegro, MinDA director for investment promotion and public affairs, said in a statement. MPMC is chaired by MinDA. Reports of El Nino expected to hit Mindanao by summer of 2013 as projected by the weather bureau compounded worries for lack of power as this could mean reduced water … Continue reading Power body moves to ensure enough supply in Mindanao by 2013

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Campaign backs GPH-MILF Framework Agreement

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‘I am for Peace’ launched ALEOSAN, North Cotabato — Peace enthusiasts, supporters, and advocates from Central Mindanao trooped down here Monday to witness the forging of the “I am for Peace” campaign, in rallying support for the peace initiatives of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). The campaign aims to seeks support, intensify and mobilize public consciousness and participation engaging essential sectors in the promotion of peace at the advent of the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement, a prelude to stabilize the peace process in conflict–affected Mindanao region. Highlighting the activity was a free medical and dental … Continue reading Campaign backs GPH-MILF Framework Agreement

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FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT UPDATES: Misuari told: Support framework agreement

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COTABATO CITY –- Influential comrades of Moro National Liberation Front founder Misuari who was with him when they formed the “Top 90 batch” of Moro rebels in late 1960s urged him to respect and support the framework agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. “For the sake of Islamic brotherhood and for the sake of our suffering people, we urged Brother Nur to respect the agreement,” the MNLF Top 90 based in Lanao del Sur said in a statement. While Misuari said the framework agreement is a ‘recipe for another war in Mindanao,” Cotabato City Vice Mayor … Continue reading FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT UPDATES: Misuari told: Support framework agreement

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GPH-MILF FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT: A single step to the long road to peace

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Having a framework for peace agreement between MILF-GRP is a single step to the long road to peace. We respect the rights of the Bangsamoro to secede precisely because we are against national oppression and any form of oppression, for that matter. With the creation of a Bangsamoro state, I am hoping that the rights of the moro people to self-determination and ancestral domain be truly addressed. The moro people must be empowered against land grabbers in their own lands and must pursue the dismantling of goons cuddled by big landlords and moro warlords. However, we do not subscribe to … Continue reading GPH-MILF FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT: A single step to the long road to peace

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Mindanao’s ‘Peacekeeper’ backs GPH-MILF framework agreement

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Cotabato City Vice Mayor Muslimin Sema, who as then secretary general of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) played key role in the historic 1996 Final Peace Agreement between the Philippine government and the then secessionist Moro group, has welcomed the “framework agreement” that will eventually become the mother agreement that will address the Bangsamoro problem. Sema, who is running for Cotabato City mayor in the election next year, is popularly known as The Peacemaker for his role in the agreement that put and an end to the MNLF’s nearly four decades of fighting for Mindanao autonomy and led to … Continue reading Mindanao’s ‘Peacekeeper’ backs GPH-MILF framework agreement

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MNLF says Misuari is ‘senile’

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BY ROGER M. BALANZA  The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) urged Mindanao Muslims to dismiss its former chair Nur Misuari’s sabre-rattling as a product of senility,  as the Philippine government is at the homestretch of signing a final agreement for lasting peace in Mindanao with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).     The Framework Agreement is the foundation of a coming Final Peace Agreement that has yet to be crafted by the Philippine government and the MILF.     Misuari, 70, said the Framework Agreement could spark another war because the MNLF and Mindanao Muslims reject the agreement.     But Misuari … Continue reading MNLF says Misuari is ‘senile’

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