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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
