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By Ali G. Macabalang Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines — The reported maltreatment of Filipinos in Malaysia following the outbreak of violence in Sabah is just the “tip of the iceberg,” an official of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) told the Manila Bulletin yesterday. The source, who asked not to be named for lack of authority to speak in behalf of the ARMM, cited Read More …
By Roel Pareño The Philippine Star ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Muslims versus Muslims – this is mutual annihilation and it must stop. A senior member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) issued this call yesterday as the group massed for a bigger assault on Abu Sayyaf strongholds in Sulu. The fighting, which erupted Sunday morning, has prompted hundreds of villagers to flee their homes Read More …
By Edu Punay The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Two petitions were filed with the Supreme Court (SC) questioning the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro framework agreement forged by the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Lawyer Elly Pamatong, the nuisance candidate in the 2004 presidential poll who scattered steel spikes along EDSA in 2004 to protest government’s refusal to issue rally permits to Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz The historic signing of the “Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro” was accomplished on October 15, 2012 at the Malacañang Palace. It was not the final peace accord that the parties wished for but it was a good start considering what everybody involved in the process had gone through. The Framework Agreement would lead to the creation of a “new autonomous political Read More …
Special Report (First of Two Parts) By LEO ORTEGA LAPARAN II MB Research Head Manila Bulletin MANILA, Philippines — The four-year timetable of the much-heralded Joint Philippine Government-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GPH-MILF) Framework Agreement on the establishment of a Bangsamoro entity, which will be signed by the leaders of both panels tomorrow, October 15, is “too long.” This is one of the setbacks seen in Read More …
To the Point By Emil Jurado Manila Standard Today The framework of the peace agreement —a peace draft, actually—creating a Bangsamoro entity in Muslim Mindanao has been signed. This, however, is only the first step to the long, tortuous and landmine-packed road to final and lasting peace. For instance, they will still have to create a transition committee. This committee will ensure that the framework Read More …
BY REY O. ARCILLA MALAYA ‘The MNLF says it was never consulted, but the government says otherwise.’ Like most, I am ardently hoping that the framework agreement reached between the government and the MILF rebel group will prosper. But… On August 21 last, I wrote the following: “When the Autonomous Region in Mindanao was formed some years back, one of its consequences was the breaking Read More …
FASTLANES By BenCyrus G. Ellorin MindaNews Dear Mr. President, Sec. Paje and Sec. Hataman: Greetings! Amidst the grief suffered in my hometown Cagayan de Oro, neighboring Iligan and elsewhere wrecked by typhoon Sendong, I am constrained to write you this letter. This tragedy is indeed human induced and could have been mitigated. 1. Poor disaster risk reduction management. Non-implementation of Republic Act 10101 otherwise known Read More …
By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism JUST in the nick of time, a Manila trial court on Friday issued a new 20-day freeze order (also called provisional asset preservation order or PAPO) on over 200 bank accounts, 144 real estate properties, 110 high-caliber firearms, and 77 top-line motor vehicles of 30 Ampatuan clan members and their associates. The 33-page order signed by Executive Read More …
By Raïssa Robles RaissaRobles.com As my contribution to this day of remembering, I’d like to share with you all what I wrote two days after the Ampatuan massacre. I thought I had lost this piece forever when my original site went down due to hacking. Fortunately I found it again today. The post-massacre photos in this piece were taken and generously shared by Rolivel Elusfa. Read More …