Western Mindanao

                   

Philippine military, Muslim rebels clash; peace plan suffers

mcclatchydc.com     Aug 12, 2008   5 related          

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Fierce fighting between Muslim rebels and the Filipino military over the last three days has dealt a setback to a peace plan aimed at ending the world's longest-running insurgency and raised fears...                    

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Consensus the Key to Peace in Mindanao

redorbit.com     Aug 11, 2008   4 related          

By Aruna Gopinath PHILIPPINE policymakers and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front must realise that a peace agreement on southern Mindanao can only work if all the parties drop prejudices and end mistrust against each other,...                    

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Philippines warns Muslim rebels to vacate towns - USA Today

pinoyportal.ca     Aug 9, 2008   2 related          

A protester displays his placard opposing the inclusion of some of their villages under the autonomous Muslim region during a rally Monday, Aug. 4, 2008, in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. Thousands of Christians...                    

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Military sets up more checkpoints ahead of ARMM polls

inquirer.net     Aug 9, 2008   16 related          

By Ed General, Edwin Fernandez Mindanao Bureau JOLO, Sulu, Philippines -- The military said Saturday it was putting up more checkpoints to ensure that Monday's elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will not be...                    

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North Cotabato, MILF officials swap blame as skirmishes continue

pinoyportal.ca     Aug 9, 2008          

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Tension continued to grip North Cotabato”s border towns with Lanao del Sur province in Central Mindanao on Saturday as skirmishes between separatist forces and local militias continued, provincial...                    

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Making and unmaking Mindanao-Miriam Coronel Ferrer

abs-cbnnews.com     Aug 8, 2008   1 related          

North Cotabato and Zamboanga officials base their opposition to the MOA on existing rights or the status quo while the Bangsamoro advocates pursue their historical claims founded on prior rights. Between these two camps, there...                    

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Zambo dads declare Esperon and Garcia as persona non grata

abs-cbnnews.com     Aug 7, 2008   1 related          

By QUEENIE CASIMIRO ABS-CBN Zamboanga Members of the Zamboanga City Council on Thursday approved a resolution declaring Presidential Peace Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and chief peace negotiator Rodolfo Garcia as “persona non...                    

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MILF: Bangsamoro homeland a 'done deal'

abs-cbnnews.com     Aug 5, 2008   5 related          

The Bangsamoro homeland accord between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is already a "done deal" and "legally binding" even as the Supreme Court had prevented its signing, the separatist group said...                    

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Pro-Muslim deal opposed by locals in the South

gulfnews.com     Aug 4, 2008   2 related          

Local leaders led thousands of Christian and Muslim residents in holding protest rallies against the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Philippine government and a major Muslim group for the establishment of a...                    

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Philippine court blocks autonomy deal for Muslims

wtop.com     Aug 4, 2008   27 related          

Protesters display their placards opposing the inclusion of some of their villages under the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao during a rally Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines. Thousands of...                    

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