By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com When it comes to addressing the conflict in Mindanao, nothing has really changed in Philippine government policy despite the change from one president and administration to another. It has always been consistently “militarist,” said Neil V. Murad, secretary-general of Suara Bangsamoro (Voice of the People). This dogged militarist approach, he said,… [Read more…]
November 16, 2011
FROM: INQUIRER NEWS By Julie S. Alipala Inquirer Mindanao 5:12 pm | Saturday, November 12th, 2011 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—Torture and forced disappearances involving soldiers and policemen continue to be recorded in many areas in Mindanao under the Aquino administration, and Western Mindanao, where the government’s anti-terror campaign is centered, accounts for the most cases. Data from… [Read more…]
November 16, 2011
from Bishop Donald Blog Educam Posted on September 12, 2011 by erineus , Peace Process In Mindanao Bishops and priests from Kidapawan, Marbel and Cotabato met at Water Gran, Bawing,GeneralSantosCityon 5-6 September 2011. Bishop Romulo de la Cruz (Kidapawan), Bp. Dinualdo Gutierrez (Marbel) and Bp. Colin Bagaforo (Cotabato). Priests: Marbel – 40; Cotabato – 22; Kidapawan – 10. … [Read more…]
November 9, 2011
It is now final and “official” – the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is NOT autonomous. Of course, people already know that ARMM is nowhere near being autonomous. It has always been run under the auspices of Malacanang. Even when it was run by a presumably independent Misuari, it could not do much because it… [Read more…]
November 25, 2010
Special Report by Drieza Lininding November 23, 2010 – In what seemed to be just an ordinary day for the people in Marawi City, it turned out to be a historic one as Moro Muslims by the thousands thronged to and converged in the city’s main plaza at Bangolo, now Gonisa Avenue, to ventilate their… [Read more…]
October 23, 2010
The Bangsa Moro or the Mulsim peoples (yes, with an s) of the Philippines, are the victims of an undeclared war on them by the Philippine government. The following is a video from you tube: “The International Monitoring Team launched its Civilian Protection Component (CPC) on 18 October 2010 at Estosan Hotel, Cotabato City.… [Read more…]
November 28, 2009
In the previous post, Maguindanao Massacre, a reader with the handle barbarichonesty commented thus: i completely agree with you. weird as this may sound, i have a feeling that vice mayor esmael had knowledge that this was going to happen but nevertheless sent his wife and cousins and the others to push through with the… [Read more…]
November 26, 2009
Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. There is world-wide outrage against the massacre in Maguindanao. This is mainly because at least a dozen journalists, most of them non-Moro Filipinos, were included in the carnage. Many Moros were wondering if the massacre included only Moros and no journalists, would there have been… [Read more…]
June 8, 2009
In 2004, the Philippine government had the funny idea that it should be granted an OBSERVER STATUS at the OIC instead of the MNLF. Finally, after FIVE YEARS, the OIC said “NO!”. Surprisingly, our neighbor INDONESIA supported the Philippine proposal. The Philippines also got the support of US-occupied Iraq and Anglo-American-controlled island of Bahrain. If… [Read more…]
November 16, 2011
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