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Muslim Mindanao

Basilan residents excited by voting machines -- officials

MANILA, Philippines -- Residents of Lantawan, Basilan, are excited to try out the electronic voting system that has been set up for the August 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, officials said Saturday.

Foreign observers arrive for ARMM polls

Twenty-two poll observers from seven different countries arrived in the Philippines on Friday ahead of the August 11 elections in the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The observers, which came from Bangladesh,...

Foreign observers in ARMM polls arrive amid moves to postpone elections

Twenty-two election observers from neighboring countries in Asia have arrived for the August 11 automated elections in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) amid continuing moves in Congress to postpone the polls.

Ex-ARMM gov faces graft raps

MANILA, Philippines – The former governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and three other officials were haled to the Sandiganbayan over an anomalous purchase of medical emergency kits worth P16.5 million in...

Philippines: Government to sign deal with MILF

The provincial government of North Cotabato, a predominantly Christian province of Mindanao, Southern Philippines, has petitioned the Supreme Court to issue a Temporary Restraining Order to stop the Philippine government...

ARMM officials appeal for peace, hit attacks on Christian villages

Leaders of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are calling on members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to help promote "understanding" in the area. Despite many attacks against Christian villages, the leaders...

N. Cotabato warns of bloodshed if MILF pact will be signed

MANILA, Philippines -- Armed conflict might erupt between residents in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) if the government would push through with an agreement that...

Shariff Kabunsuan workers appeal SC abolition ruling

MANILA, Philippines -- Employees of Shariff Kabunsuan asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling abolishing the newly created province "because of the impending displacement and serious economic dislocation of all its...

Infotech firms confident ARMM polls will push through

MANILA, Philippines—The two private partners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the upcoming Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) polls said they are confident the balloting will push through, despite talks it...

Cuidate!

Justifying the support of Gloria Arroyo for the postponement of the August 11 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said it is necessary to ”give the opportunity to peace efforts...

               

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