A Philippine Pastor Previously Harassed By Armed Men Again Threatened With Death: AHRCThursday, August 21, 2008 11:56:12 PM
Dear friends,
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that, a Pastor whom we reported in October 2006 to have been harassed by armed men, is once again being threatened with death. The threat to him was carried out in the following way. After officiating at Sunday Mass, he was given an envelope containing a bullet.
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PAKISTAN: Human Rights Defender Aitzaz Ahsan Nominated For Prestigious UN Prize - AHRCThursday, August 21, 2008 11:51:46 PM
The Asian Human Rights Commission and it sister-organisation have nominated prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights defender, Mr. Aitzaz Ahsan, for the prestigious 2008 United Nations Human Rights Prize.
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RP Is Burning! By Erick San JuanThursday, August 21, 2008 11:49:09 PM
Just like Rome of the olden days, Mindanao is burning! And just like the blooded hands of Nero, the peoples’ blood are oozing on the otherwise tender and caring hands of few careless, incompetent and unmindful leaders of government. This situation is aggravated by the hidden agenda of the United States and Malaysia.
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House Speaker: Do Not Dismember CountryThursday, August 21, 2008 11:36:46 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 21, 2008) – Philippine House Speaker Prospero Nograles rejected proposals to dismember the country as the issue on the controversial Muslim ancestral domain stalled the government’s peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
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Homeowners Seek Solon's Help Over LoansThursday, August 21, 2008 11:04:11 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 21, 2008) – Mindanao homeowners have sought the help of House Speaker Prospero Nograles against possible foreclosure of their houses and estate.
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Mindanao: The Hazy Shade of Peace in the Philippines - Islam OnlineThursday, August 21, 2008 09:30:48 PM
I ask our people to give peace a chance… Peace is at hand. We shall forge the political will to preserve it for all generations of Filipinos.1 – Philippines President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
As long as the Philippine state is unable to provide an environment that allows the Muslims to appreciate a sense of being Filipinos while preserving their ethno-national identity, military conflict will continue. That environment entails recognition of Moro culture and an equitable share of the country’s development.2 – Raymond Quilop.
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IFJ Joins National Mourning for Journalists In The PhilippinesThursday, August 21, 2008 06:23:40 PM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) pledges its solidarity to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), an IFJ affiliate, and all journalists in the Philippines as they mark a National Day of Mourning for Media on Wednesday in recognition of fallen colleagues.
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Journalists Pay Tribute To Fallen Colleagues In PhilippinesThursday, August 21, 2008 06:02:08 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 21, 2008) - Dozens of journalists held prayers and paid tribute to two slain colleagues in the southern Philippines.
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Army Assures Respect For Human Rights, Rule Of Law In Pursuit Of MILF Raiders In MindanaoThursday, August 21, 2008 04:19:22 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 21, 2008) - Philippine Army commanders on Thursday assured that soldiers will strictly observe the rule of law and emphasize the respect for human rights in their conduct of military actions against rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front who perpetrated terrorist acts in Mindanao.
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Clashes Continue In Mindanao, Peace Deal With MILF CanceledThursday, August 21, 2008 03:48:28 PM
LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 21, 2008) – Sporadic fighting between government soldiers and Muslim rebels Thursday in the southern Philippines.
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Photo: Journalists Pay Honor, Tribute To Fallen Colleagues In Philippines Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:11:37 AM
 | | Journalists pray for murdered members of the Philippine media in front of the radio station dxRZ of the Radio Mindanao Network on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 in Zamboanga City.
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La Presidenta Amenazó A Los Rebeldes Musulmanes Con Incrementar Las Operaciones Militares Si Continúan Con Sus AtaquesThursday, August 21, 2008 07:53:28 AM
MANILA (Diario de Manila / 20 de agosto de 2008) - La presidenta filipina, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, amenazó hoy a los rebeldes musulmanes con incrementar las operaciones militares para aplastarles si continúan poniendo en peligro el proceso de paz con sus ataques contra poblados católicos.
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7 Wounded In Zamboanga City BlastWednesday, August 20, 2008 08:52:45 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 20, 2008) – At least seven people were wounded in a grenade attack late Wednesday in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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2 Killed In Sulu Fighting Wednesday, August 20, 2008 05:52:05 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 20, 2008) – A Philippine marine commander and a suspected Abu Sayyaf militant were killed in fighting in the southern island of Sulu, officials said on Wednesday.
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MILF: Stop Hostilities In Mindanao!Wednesday, August 20, 2008 04:36:10 PM
 | | WARNING: Contains graphic images. A suspected rebel, Miguelito Maglangit, is escorted by policemen after he was arrested Tuesday, August 19, 2008 in Kauswagan town in Lanao del Norte province in the southern Philippines, as Philippine Air Force soldiers load ammunition.
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Thousands In Davao City Get Free Health Cards Wednesday, August 20, 2008 08:34:43 AM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 20, 2008) – Thousands of mostly poor residents were given Philhealth cards in the southern Philippine city of Davao.
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Muslim Scholars To GRP, MILF: Exercise Restraint, Sign MOA-AD Wednesday, August 20, 2008 08:14:44 AM
SARANGANI, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 19, 2008) – Muslim scholars and shariah lawyers have appealed for a stop in fighting between security forces and Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in Mindanao and for peace negotiators to resume talks.
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Call For More Energetic Enquiry Into Murders Of Journalists: Reporters Sans BorderWednesday, August 20, 2008 07:46:15 AM
Reporters Without Borders called today for more police to investigate the killings of five journalists in the Philippines this year, including the latest victim, former radio presenter Rolando Anjo Julia, in the central province of Camarines Sur.
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South Leyte Executives Attend Seminar On Vermi Soil Production Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:05:32 PM
SOUTHERN LEYTE, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 19, 20080 – Local municipal mayors and vice mayors have participated in a recent vermin soil production seminar at the Mindanao State University in Bukidnon province under the sponsorship of Representative Roger Mercado.
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Medical Missions Launch In Davao CityTuesday, August 19, 2008 10:43:07 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 19, 2008) – Hundreds of residents have benefited from two medical missions in Davao City in southern Philippines.
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Fighting Resumes In Southern PhilippinesTuesday, August 19, 2008 09:10:14 PM
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 19, 2008) – Fighting between government soldiers and Muslim rebels broke out Tuesday in the southern Philippines as security forces hunted members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front blamed for the series of attacks in the troubled region.
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Conmemoran El Vigésimo Quinto Aniversario Del Asesinato De Benigno Aquino Tuesday, August 19, 2008 07:23:12 PM
 | | MANILA (Diario de Manila / 19 de agosto- Los filipinos conmemoran el vigésimo quinto aniversario del asesinato de Ninoy Aquino, el opositor más popular durante la dictadura de Ferdinand Marcos, cuya muerte abrió a Filipinas las puertas de una democracia que aún sigue siendo frágil, según el Diario de Manila.
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Philippine Troops Hunt MILF RaidersTuesday, August 19, 2008 06:25:58 PM
 | | LANAO DEL NORTE, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 19, 2008) – Philippine troops on Tuesday hunted Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels blamed for a bloody rampage in Mindanao that left dozens of people dead and the peace talks in peril.
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Charges Filed Vs Policeman Linked To GenSan Broadcaster's Slay: GMANews.TVMonday, August 18, 2008 09:05:27 PM
MANILA, Philippines (GMANews.TV / August 18, 2008) - The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed murder charges against a police officer linked to the killing of a broadcaster in General Santos City.
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Cop Charged For Murder Of Mindanao Radioman: INQUIRER.netMonday, August 18, 2008 08:17:50 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Inquirer.net / August 18, 2008) - A junior police officer has been charged for the murder of broadcaster Dennis Cuesta, who died five days after he was shot in General Santos City on August 4.
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The People Defeat Pakistan’s Military Dictator, General Musharraf: AHRCMonday, August 18, 2008 06:45:27 PM
PAKISTAN (AHRC / August 18, 2008) - The Asian Human Rights Commission salutes and congratulates the people of Pakistan for their resilient and determined struggle to oust the dictator, General (Ret.) Pervez Musharraf from the post of president.
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Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf ResignsMonday, August 18, 2008 06:21:03 PM
ISLAMABAD (National Post / August 18, 2008) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf announced on Monday he was quitting office for the sake of the nation, rather than face impeachment charges that he said were false.
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Cop Sacked For Alleged Involvement In Broadcaster's Slay Monday, August 18, 2008 05:45:32 PM
MANILA, Philippines (GMANews.TV / August 18, 2008) - National Police Director General Avelino Razon on Monday ordered the relief of a police inspector in General Santos City who was allegedly involved in the killing of Radio Mindanao Network broadcaster Dennis Cuesta early this month.
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Sarangani Governor Releases Statement On MILF RaidMonday, August 18, 2008 04:24:57 PM
We are for peace but we shall not cower in fear.
We are appalled at the brazenness and treachery of the armed attack at the Maasim town early dawn today which resulted into the death of two innocent civilians and the wounding of another.
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President Gloria Arroyo Issues Statement On MILF Attacks In Lanao del NorteMonday, August 18, 2008 04:13:50 PM
Mga minamahal kong kababayan:
Mariing kinokondena ko ang di makatarungang pag-atake at paghahasik ng karahasan ng MILF kaninang madaling araw sa ilang bayan ng Lanao del Norte.
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School Kids Get Free NotebooksMonday, August 18, 2008 03:11:13 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 18, 2008) – Hundreds of grade school students were given free notebooks in Davao City in the southern Philippines.
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MILF Rebels Mount Simultaneous Attacks In Southern PhilippinesMonday, August 18, 2008 10:11:46 AM
 | | COTABATO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 18, 2008) – Dozens of people were killed and wounded Monday as hundreds of Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels attacked several towns in the southern Philippines.
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Two Bombings Hit Southern PhilippinesSunday, August 17, 2008 08:47:51 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 17, 2008) – At least 3 people were wounded in two separate bombings Sunday in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Davao Courts Get New Computers Sunday, August 17, 2008 08:40:03 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 17, 2008) – House Speaker Prospero Nograles donated at least 8 computer sets to the City Prosecutors Office and the Public Attorneys Office, including the Regional Trial Court and library in Davao City in the southern Philippines.
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Filipino Journalists Band For Fallen Colleagues Sunday, August 17, 2008 05:57:26 PM
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Zamboanga City, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi Chapter is going to hold two activities on August 20, 2008 starting 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
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Ambush Kills 7 Soldiers, Militias In Southern PhilippinesSunday, August 17, 2008 03:34:55 PM
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 17, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen ambushed a military convoy on Sunday and killing 7 people, including four soldiers in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur, officials said.
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Rebels Raid Telecom Facility In MindanaoSunday, August 17, 2008 01:30:44 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 17, 2008) – Communist insurgents on Sunday raided a telecommunication facility and bombed equipment in the southern Philippines, a military report said.
The military said dozens of New People’s Army insurgents were involved in the attack on cell phone tower, owned by telecommunication giant Globe Telecom, in Claver town in Surigao del Norte province. The raid occurred before sunrise, it said.
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Mindanao Open Source Society To Hold FOSS IT Class In Basilan IslandSunday, August 17, 2008 12:05:43 PM
The Mindanao Open Source Society in cooperation with the COMTECH Institute Inc. and the D'Comtechian will host the FOSS@CLASS in connection to the Software Freedom Day 2008 celebration on September 20.
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Unos Tres Mil Manifestantes Protestan En Manila Contra La Política Económica Del Gobierno Que Perjudica A Los Pueblos Indígenas De LuzónSaturday, August 16, 2008 10:38:52 PM
FILIPINAS (Diario de Manila / 16 de agosto de 2008) - Una coalición de grupos indígenas de Filipinas celebró hoy una manifestación en la capital para protestar por las agresivas y militaristas políticas económicas del Gobierno, al que acusaron de arrinconarles en su propia tierra.
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DTI To Hold Intellectual Property Seminars In Mindanao Saturday, August 16, 2008 09:19:34 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 16, 2008) - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to conduct a series of seminars on intellectual property in key cities in Western Mindanao.
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Two Marines Killed In South RP AmbushSaturday, August 16, 2008 04:54:18 PM
SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 16, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen ambushed two Filipino marines on Saturday in the southern Philippine island of Sulu, police said.
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Davao Residents Get Free Rice AllocationSaturday, August 16, 2008 03:24:48 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 16, 2008) – Dozens of local residents lined up for free rice in the southern Philippine city of Davao after House Speaker Prospero Nograles distributed them to help poor families cope up with the rising cost of basic commodities.
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Philippines-MILF Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral DomainSaturday, August 16, 2008 01:10:58 PM
IN THE NAME OF GOD THE BENEFICENT, THE MERCIFUL.
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Sayyaf Militant Captured In Basilan ProvinceSaturday, August 16, 2008 12:50:59 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 16, 2008) – Police and military agents captured an alleged member of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, several nautical miles off Zamboanga City, officials said on Saturday.
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Troops Tighten Security In South RP Saturday, August 16, 2008 12:19:51 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 16, 2008) – Philippine troops have tightened security in Mindanao following intelligence reports that Muslim rebels were planning to bomb civilian targets, officials said Saturday.
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Attacks On Journalists Continue In The PhilippinesSaturday, August 16, 2008 08:09:58 AM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 16, 2008) – A Filipino journalist was killed by an unidentified gunman in an attack just outside his house in the town of Magarao in Bicol region’s Camarines Sur province.
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The Mindanao Federal Reserve NoteFriday, August 15, 2008 09:50:04 PM
 | | The Mindanao Federal Reserve Note was produced in the 1970’s as several political factions saw a rare opportunity of advancing their political agenda by isolating Mindanao from the rest of the country and start a new autonomous region.
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Mindanao Youth To Hold Regional Peace SummitFriday, August 15, 2008 09:40:49 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (CBCP / August 15, 2008) ─ A regional peace summit in Zamboanga City will allow the youth to listen to each other, in a spirit of dialogue, as they describe their thoughts on Dreaming a New Community through the Culture of Dialogue as Path to Peace.
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Grenade Fails To Explode Inside Zamboanga CinemaFriday, August 15, 2008 07:33:28 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 15, 2008) – Police have recovered Friday a fragmentation grenade inside a cinema in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, officials said.
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Scholars Finish Technical Course In Davao CityFriday, August 15, 2008 05:05:25 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 15, 2008) – House Speaker Prospero Nograles and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) XI have handed 61 training certificates to fresh graduates of a three-month welding course in Davao City.
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Truck Plunges Into Mindanao Ravine, 15 KilledFriday, August 15, 2008 04:26:13 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 15, 2008) – Fifteen people had been reported killed and more than a dozen others injured Friday after the truck they riding fell into a ravine in Compostela Valley province in the southern Philippines, reports said.
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SOUTH KOREA: Amnesty To Convicted Frauds, Tax Evaders Undermine Korean JudiciaryFriday, August 15, 2008 04:06:35 PM
A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission.
SOUTH KOREA: Amnesty to convicted frauds and tax evaders will undermine the Korean judiciary and the morale of the people.
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IFJ Condemns Chinese Security For Roughing Up Journalist Filming ProtestorsFriday, August 15, 2008 03:18:20 PM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned August 13, 2008 Chinese security guards for an attack on a British journalist who was detained and roughed up after filming pro-Tibetan protests.
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Fighting Erupts In North Cotabato, Troops Foil Bombing AnewFriday, August 15, 2008 02:35:38 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 15, 2008) – Government troops disarmed a homemade bomb planted near a school in the southern Philippine province of North Cotabato, where fresh fighting between security and rebel forces erupted on Friday, officials said.
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Tunog Mindanaw’ Bares FinalistsFriday, August 15, 2008 12:03:40 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (August 15, 2008) - The Kadayawan sa Dabaw’s “Tunog Mindanaw”, a pop music composition competition that incorporates Mindanaoan indigenous and folk music, has finally selected eight entries from Mindanawon artists that will compete in the finals slated on August 20 at the NCCC Mall.
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Speaker Nograles Says Measure To Stop Housing Foreclosures Nears Bicam ApprovalThursday, August 14, 2008 10:31:52 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 14, 2008) – The long-awaited House bill, which would save some 368,535 delinquent loan borrowers from losing their mortgage, is now on its final stage of becoming a law as the bicameral conference panels of the Congress and the Senate started its deliberation on the proposed three-year housing loan restructuring program.
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Nephew Of Philippine Official Arrested Over Shooting Incident Thursday, August 14, 2008 10:22:14 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 14, 2008) – Police arrested on Thursday a nephew of the Philippine government spokesman who was accused of shooting a teenager in Davao City.
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Sulu Army A Threat To Sabah's Sovereignty: Borneo BulletinThursday, August 14, 2008 09:22:21 PM
KOTA KINABALU (Borneo Bulletin / August 13, 2008)- Police are investigating the threat of the Bangsa Sulu Royal Army (BSRA) following military intelligence that there is movement on the ground by the BSRA to persuade the Sulu people in Sabah to join them.
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Working For A Just And lasting PeaceThursday, August 14, 2008 08:04:42 PM
A Statement of Solidarity of the Caucus of Mindanao and Palawan Governors.
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Sabah Sorting Out Hitch In Deportation Of Illegals: The StarThursday, August 14, 2008 05:36:26 PM
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah officials are sorting out a hitch in the deportation of hundreds of Filipino illegal immigrants being held at the temporary detention centre in Sandakan.
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500 Davao Students Benefit From Scholarship GrantThursday, August 14, 2008 05:26:13 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 14, 2008) – Hundreds of high school students in Davao City benefited from a scholarship grant extended by House Speaker Prospero Norgrales and the Department of Education.
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North Cotabato Bombing FoiledThursday, August 14, 2008 03:23:29 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 14, 2008) – Philippine authorities foiled a bomb attack Thursday in North Cotabato city of Kidapawan, a day after troops gained control of 15 villages occupied by Muslim rebels, officials said.
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‘Unethical Practice’ Is Threatening JournalismThursday, August 14, 2008 08:56:38 AM
MANILA, Philippines - There is a growing consensus among journalists and media practitioners around the world that “unethical practice” is slowly killing journalism. The threat has become so serious that the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) last year launched an “Ethical Journalism Initiative.”
The initiative is supposed to be journalism’s response to the challenges the craft faces – the increasing polarization around the globe, the clamor for change in a number of countries on the fringes of development, war and terrorism.
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ARMM Governor, Deputy Win PollsThursday, August 14, 2008 08:41:30 AM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 14, 2008) – The Philippines Commission on Elections has proclaimed incumbent Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan and his deputy Ansasaruddin Adiong as winners in the recent elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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Troops Reclaim Mindanao Villages Occupied By MILF RebelsWednesday, August 13, 2008 02:47:37 PM
 | | Relief assistance coming from the World Food Program is distributed Wednesday, August 13, 2008 to thousands of Filipino evacuees displaced by the fighting between government troops and Muslim rebels in North Cotabato province in Mindanao. The weeklong battle had killed over two dozen soldiers and rebels and forced some 160,000 civilians to flee their homes. The United Nations on Wednesday said it is alarmed by the humanitarian crisis in Mindanao because of the fighting and appealed for restraint and protection of civilians. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Mark Navales).
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El Secretario General De La ONU Pidió Que Se Proteja A La Población Civil De MindanaoWednesday, August 13, 2008 10:44:08 AM
 | | FILIPINAS (Diario de Manila / 13 de agosto de 2008) - El Secretario General de la ONU, Ban Ki-Moon, pidió hoy que se proteja a la población civil de Mindanao, una zona del sur de Filipinas afectada por la crisis humanitaria resultante de décadas de conflicto.
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Zamboanga Police Base AttackedWednesday, August 13, 2008 10:19:12 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 13, 2008) – An unidentified man lobbed a fragmentation grenade at a police base in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, but officials on Wednesday said there were no casualties in the attack.
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Spotlight: PCWednesday, August 13, 2008 08:16:52 AM
Spotlight: Remember when a computer filled a room? Remember when that room was kept air-conditioned and food and drinks were not allowed inside? Well, that was before the personal computer changed the world.
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Photo: Sulu Capitol GroundTuesday, August 12, 2008 03:42:21 PM
 | | A gardener works on his plants at the capitol ground in Patikul town in Sulu province in the southern Philippines.
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Fighting Still Continue In North Cotabato, Basilan Clashes EndTuesday, August 12, 2008 01:52:00 PM
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 12, 2008) – Sporadic fighting between Philippine troops and Muslim rebels continue on Tuesday in Mindanao, threatening the seven-year old peace talks.
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On the BJE By Mike RazulTuesday, August 12, 2008 11:07:46 AM
The Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the government and the MILF should be signed by both parties and implemented and the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) provided for under the pact on the Moro Nation homeland should be established.
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Spotlight: ComputerTuesday, August 12, 2008 07:52:18 AM
Spotlight: Remember when a computer filled a room? Remember when that room was kept air-conditioned and food and drinks were not allowed inside? Well, that was before the personal computer changed the world.
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El Mindanao Musulmán Va A Las Urnas Para Elegir A Sus Representantes Regionales En Medio De Una Fuerte Tensión Entre El Ejército Y El FMLITuesday, August 12, 2008 07:48:04 AM
FILIPINAS (Diario de Manila /12 de agosto de 2008) - Los filipinos de la zona autónoma musulmana de Mindanao, van hoy a las urnas para elegir a sus representantes regionales, en medio de la tensión causada por los enfrentamientos entre el Ejército y rebeldes del Frente Moro de Liberación Islámica (FMLI).
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Senator Asks High Court To Stop Signing Of Muslim Homeland DealMonday, August 11, 2008 08:00:28 PM
 | | MANILA, Philippines (August 11, 2008) - Senator Mar Roxas, President of the Liberal Party, on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stop the government from pushing through with the controversial GRP-MILF Peace Panel Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Ancestral Domain tagged by opponents within Mindanao as a trigger for war and violence in the region.
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Consensus the Key to Peace in MindanaoMonday, August 11, 2008 07:54:01 PM
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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Civilians Flee As Troops, MILF Battle In MindanaoMonday, August 11, 2008 07:50:19 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 11, 2008) - Over 4,000 families were forced to leave their homes and farmlands due to armed conflict in the towns of Midsayap, Aleosan and Pigcawayan, all in North Cotabato province in Mindanao.
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ARMM Polls Generally Peaceful, OfficialsMonday, August 11, 2008 07:22:09 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 11, 2008) – Elections in the Muslim autonomous region on Monday was marred with shootings, ballot boxes snatching and cheating as some 1.7 million people voted for a new set of officials.
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Cops, Troops Secure Ballot Boxes For Mindanao PollsSunday, August 10, 2008 06:03:04 PM
 | | A Sulu provincial guard watches over poll workers as they prepare ballot boxes for the August 11, 2008 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao which is composed of Sulu, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao and Maguindanao provinces, including Marawi City. Some 1.5 million people are expected to vote for a new set of regional officials. (Mindanao Examiner Photo).
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Obispo De Ozamis Fue Asaltado A Punta De Pistola Por Un LadrónSaturday, August 09, 2008 05:39:43 PM
FILIPINAS (Diario de Manila / 9 de agosto de 2008) - Un obispo católico fue atacado hoy a punta de pistola por un ladrón que le robó la cartera y el teléfono móvil en plena calle y a la luz del día, cuando el religioso se disponía a entrar en la catedral de la ciudad de Ozamis, al sur de Filipinas.
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MILF Appeals For Peace As Fighting Continue In North CotabatoSaturday, August 09, 2008 04:26:08 PM
 | | NORTH COTABATO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 9, 2008) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) renewed calls for peace as fighting erupted Saturday in the southern Philippines between rebel forces and government militias.
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Spotlight: OdieSaturday, August 09, 2008 12:36:18 PM
Spotlight: Happy 30th birthday to Odie, the yellow beagle who has spent much of his existence being kicked off the table or otherwise mistreated by his vastly cleverer housemate, Garfield.
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IFJ: Philippines Media Shocked at Fatal Shooting of Radio JournalistSaturday, August 09, 2008 08:41:52 AM
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply saddened by the murder of broadcast journalist Martin Roxas, who was shot dead in a broad daylight attack in Capiz, the Philippines, on August 7.
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Capiz Radioman's Murder Mocks Government's Claims: NUJPSaturday, August 09, 2008 08:37:46 AM
The murder in broad daylight of Capiz broadcaster Martin Roxas on Thursday, August 7, mocks government's claims that it has brought down the incidence of extrajudicial killings, particularly the murder of journalists.
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Photo: Philippine Troops Head For North CotabatoFriday, August 08, 2008 11:09:58 PM
 | | Philippine soldiers on board 14 trucks and tanks tow cannons as they head to North Cotabato province in Mindanao where sporadic fighting between Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces and government militias were reported on Friday, August 8, 2008.
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MILF Rebels Pull Out From Occupied Mindanao VillagesFriday, August 08, 2008 10:23:34 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 8, 2008) – Philippine Muslim rebels have began pulling out from areas they illegally occupied in North Cotabato province in Mindanao, officials said Friday.
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Zamboanga Bridge, School To Undergo RepairFriday, August 08, 2008 10:07:11 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 8, 2008) – Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat has ordered the renovation of a school building and foot bridge in one of the villages here.
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Manifesto Of Grave Concern By Moro ProfessionalsFriday, August 08, 2008 07:17:58 PM
In the light of the unfortunate events that are unfolding before our very eyes, more particularly the aborted signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA on AD) and the rekindling of the flames of war by irresponsible Christian political leaders both here in Mindanao and in the highest levels of government, we call on everybody to exercise prudence and urge for a more rational, objective and cool discussion of the real issues.
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NUJP To Gov't: Prove Resolve To End Killings - GMANews.TVFriday, August 08, 2008 09:32:14 AM
MANILA, Philippines (August 8, 2008) - In the heels of another attack against a journalist, a national media organization on Friday challenged the government to immediately arrest the assailants and masterminds behind such cases if it is serious in stopping the culture of impunity.
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MILF Pulls Out Fron North CotabatoFriday, August 08, 2008 08:56:13 AM
The Joint Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) of the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) together with the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) will give way today for the repositioning of the warring forces in Aleosan, Cotabato Province.
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UP Student Group To Talk About Bangasamoro And MILF Peace TalksFriday, August 08, 2008 08:39:59 AM
MANILA, Philippines (August 8, 2008) - The UP Muslim Students Association and the Alliance of Muslim Advocates of Law (AMAL), in cooperation with the UP Portia Sorority, invite everyone to the first session of Moro Talks: "The Narrative of the Bangsamoro - Putting the 2008 GRP-MILF Peace Talks in Perspective", on August 8, 2008 Friday, 1 to 4PM at the Malcolm Theatre, UP College of Law.
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Spotlight: Louis LeakeyFriday, August 08, 2008 08:35:12 AM
Spotlight: Louis Leakey, British archaeologist and anthropologist, was born on this date in 1903.
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Photo: Military Helps COMELEC Transport Poll Machines In MindanaoThursday, August 07, 2008 09:22:02 PM
 | | Philippine infantry and airmen from the Air Force’s Tactical Operation Group 12 transport 169 units of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM's) to South Upi in Mindanao by helicopter in the nation's first ever automated elections set on August 11, 2008 in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.
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Another RMN Broadcaster Shot Dead In Roxas CityThursday, August 07, 2008 09:00:59 PM
MANILA, Philippines (August 7, 2008) - A broadcast journalist of the Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) in Roxas City, Capiz who is also an officer of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in the province was shot and killed in a broad daylight attack on Thursday.
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Filipino Bishops "Satisfied" With Halting Of Agreement With Moro Islamic Liberation FrontThursday, August 07, 2008 08:21:40 PM
MANILA, Philippines (AsiaNews / August 7, 2008) - The Filipino bishops are welcoming with "satisfaction" the Supreme Court's decision to block the signing of the agreement between the government and troops of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which would have set the boundaries of an autonomous, Muslim majority zone in Mindanao (the ARMM).
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Bishops-Ulama Conference Organizes Briefing On GRP-MILF PactThursday, August 07, 2008 06:40:34 PM
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines (CBCP / August 7, 2008) - It’s about time the government speak to Mindanaoans regarding the still unfathomable memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain between the government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
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Broadcaster Shot Dead In PhilippinesThursday, August 07, 2008 06:31:39 PM
MANILA, Philippines (August 7, 2008) - A radio broadcaster was shot dead in the central Philippines, three days after his colleague was critically wounded in a similar attack, their employer said.
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Datu Paglas By Samira Gutoc Thursday, August 07, 2008 06:28:06 PM
“The Best Governor the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao never had.” The Muslim-Christian “bridge-builder.” “The Man Who Couldn’t Wait for Peace,” and “The Datu in Sandals and Denims.”
Days before the 6th Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao elections, accolades were poured on businessman Ibrahim “Toto” Paglas III, 47, who passed away in the Davao Doctors Hospital 2:30 p.m. He was in comatose at the Intensive Care Unit suffering from meningitis.
Paglas III, ran twice for regional governor in the 2001 as an independent and 2005 ARMM elections under the Liberal Party banner, and was beaten by current ARMM Regional Governor Zaldy Uy Ampatuan. He never won.
But he won audiences and was featured in national and foreign dailies.
Banana Boy Goes Big
“Bawal ang tamad sa Paglas (Maguindanao),” was Toto’s famous line pasted in the walls of his factories - one that brought the banana magnate coverage with the story of his project, the La Frutera banana plantation in Datu Paglas town, Maguindanao, a success story of arms to farms, where former Muslim rebels worked with Christian and highlanders as factory workers.
In the late 80s, the young mayor took firm steps to halt the spiral of violence. Using his status as MILF Chairman Hashim Salamat’s nephew, he persuaded MILF commanders to work and gain income. He went after criminals with a fierceness that stunned townsfolk.
Then, he started the harder job of persuading investors to come in. His first attempts were failures. Paglas persevered. Strangers came to the rescue. He managed to convince investors from Italy, Saudi Arabia and the United States (represented by Chiquita) to invest in La Frutera a banana plantation.
To everyone’s surprise, the venture, established in 1996, took off. Within four years, Paglas sprang another surprise, bringing in an Israeli engineering firm to provide irrigation technology. La Frutera then broke the world record for the heaviest bunch of bananas. In 2001, it exported 5.3 million boxes of bananas to China, South Korea, the Middle East and Japan.
With his entrepreneurial spirit as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Paglas Group of Companies, he was able to attract millions of investments for his far-flung hometown introducing agricultural enterprise, banking, cooperatives, and information technology here.
Standing at 6’2 usually in white shirt and denims belying his royal lineage and riches, Toto became a favorite speaker of Makati businessmen as he spoke of a Southern region brimming with hope. Mixing Tagalog and Visayan dialects, he endeared himself to his audiences by sharing his aspiration for peace in the region. He represented the youthful dynamism of the region, which was suffering from sporadic conflict and poverty, advocating business development, employment and education in ARMM.
For his leadership, he was awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in 1999 and was invited to speak in foreign business conferences, including one in New York, where Bill Gates was one of the guests he impressed.
A grandnephew of the first Muslim Brigadier General and former Senator Salipada Pendatun and nephew of founding MILF Chairman Hashim Salamat, Paglas also helped in the peace process, a constant fixture in civic programs in the South. ABS-CBN even awarded him a Bagong Bayani for his civic work helping the ABS-CBN Foundation in crafting outreach programs for the evacuees.
Toto studied Engineering at the University of Mindanao and Agriculture at Gregorio Araneta University Foundation, Manila.
The Peacemaker
At these uncertain times brought on by tensions on a supposed signing of a territorial deal between the MILF and government, Muslims and non-Muslims poured accolades on Paglas.
Former Peace Secretary Teresita Deles said, “he walked tall, exuding dignity and warmth. He was a good man who sought to carve a different path for his people. ”
Former LP president and Senator Franklin Drilon, who endorsed Toto as ARMM standard bearer in the 2005 elections, said he was a “promoter of inter-culture dialogue.”
The Liberal Party will surely miss TOTO PAGLAS AS THE BEST LP ARMM CHAIRMAN WE NEVER HAD. He was a man of genuine love and commitment, dedicated to the betterment of the MORO people. He had a vision, and mission that he not only preached but worked for....God bless his soul, “Chit Asis, former Director General of the Liberal Party of the Philippines.
“Toto Paglas is one among the best that the Moro People has shown to this country, Philippines and the world,” said film maker Manuel Concepcion.
“He is an inimitable Moro leader, and more like him are needed. His is the voice, the face, and the track record that the world needs to see more. His story is the kind of story that brings Moro public relations miles forward,” said Astrid Tuminez formerly of the United States Institute of Peace
ARMM Trade Secretary Ishak Mastura said, “Datu Toto we will never forget those whose lives you have touched in one way or another for the unity of the Bangsamoro and for bridging understandings thru the gulfs and divides of the Moros with ALL the gallant people and communities in Mindanao regardless of race, religion and ethnicities. Truly you embody the ideals of "bridging leadership.”
Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema said he was a “big loss to the Moros, enterprising individual from the Rajah Buayan clan.”
Toto’s remains were brought to Digal, Buluan, his ancestral home where Muslim rites were performed burying him in white. Muslims are buried within twenty four hours after death.
He leaves three children and his two wives, Shiela Powers and Jamila Disomimba.
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Moro Group Urges Govt To Educate Public On Bangsamoro Juridical EntityThursday, August 07, 2008 11:38:28 AM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (August 7, 2008) - Moro militant group said government has the responsibility to explain and educate the public on the issue of Moro people's claim to ancestral domain.
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Peace Advocates In Mindanao Appeal for SobrietyThursday, August 07, 2008 10:55:56 AM
 | | The extent to which the intense displeasure over the impending signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has already reached an alarming stage.
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Photo: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo Departs For China For 3-Day Working VisitThursday, August 07, 2008 10:03:16 AM
 | | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shakes hands with Ambassador Song Tao of the People's Republic of China before she departs for a three-day working visit to China Thursday, August 7, 2008. Also in photo are Press Secretary Jesus Dureza, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and other officials. And the President salutes the Philippine colors during the foyer honors accorded her.
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The Diary: Jas Por LaPThursday, August 07, 2008 09:25:42 AM
Photo: MILF Fighters In Southern PhilippinesThursday, August 07, 2008 08:30:21 AM
 | | An ordinary day for Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters inside a rebel base in the southern Philippines in this photo taken Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
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Photo: Veteran MNLF Mujahideen Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:35:57 PM
 | | A veteran mujahideen Insanil Dambong of the former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front raises his clenched fist outside a mosque in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 where former rebel chieftain Nur Misuari prays.
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El 59 Por Ciento De Las Familias Se Considera Pobre, El Organismo Estaciones De Temperatura Social RevelóWednesday, August 06, 2008 09:29:24 PM
FILIPINAS (Diario de Manila) - El 59 por ciento de las familias filipinas, unos 10,6 millones de hogares se considera pobre, lo que supone un descenso drástico de la percepción ciudadana sobre su bienestar desde el pasado diciembre.
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La Presidenta Renovó La Orden De Acabar De Una Vez Por Todas Con La Rebelión ComunistaWednesday, August 06, 2008 09:26:43 PM
FILIPINAS (Diario de Manila) - La presidenta filipina, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, renovó hoy la orden de acabar de una vez por todas con la rebelión comunista, que se cobra vidas humanas casi a diario, para que el país pueda alcanzar el objetivo de ser una nación moderna en 2020, aunque tendió la mano a los insurgentes que deseen la paz.
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Memorandum On The Government Crackdown On Irregular Migrants In SabahWednesday, August 06, 2008 09:19:27 PM
We are extremely concerned with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's announcement on June 24 that the Federal Government would "flush out the illegal immigrants from Sabah and deport them to their home country".
While we appreciate that a sovereign state has the legal right to protect its borders and to ensure that migrants are properly documented, we are concerned that the drastic measures and the massive scale of operation taken by the government in dealing with such a complex issues without proper study, planning and training will only be a recipe for massive human rights violations.
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DAP queries if Sulu Paper has Govt OK: Daily ExpressWednesday, August 06, 2008 09:12:47 PM
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (August 6, 2008) - DAP MP Dr Hiew King Cheu has urged the authorities to investigate if a new tabloid calling itself The New Sulu Times (Suara Tausug) is being published in compliance with its purported permit.
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Nur Misuari Accuses Manila Anew Of Failing To Honor 12-Year Old Peace DealWednesday, August 06, 2008 05:45:48 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 6, 2008) – The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has accused Manila on Wednesday of failing to implement the peace agreement it signed with the former Muslim rebel group more than a decade ago.
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Zamboanga City To Resist Inclusion Of 8 Villages To Muslim Ancestral DomainWednesday, August 06, 2008 09:28:24 AM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 6, 2008) – The Philippines Supreme Court's order to stop the signing of a memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is only the beginning of a long and tedious legal fight to retain the integrity and sovereignty of Zamboanga City, Mayor Celso Lobregat said.
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COMELEC Lists 10 Things Voters Must Remember For The ARMM PollsWednesday, August 06, 2008 08:35:29 AM
 | | COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 6, 2008) - The Philippines Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo listed down ten things voters need to remember for the August 11 automated elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
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Confessional' Screening At Indiesine Wednesday, August 06, 2008 08:16:21 AM
Award-winning Cinema One Originals Digital film "Confessional" will
have its special one-week theatrical run at the Indiesine of Robinson's
Galleria starting August 13, 2008.
It won the Best Film in the First Features Section of the 10th Osian Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema in New Delhi last month. Lies+Lies=Truth is the film's premise. It's about a small-time filmmaker who's tired of the deceit in his work and relationships.
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3 Indie Films Premiere In UPWednesday, August 06, 2008 08:12:34 AM
Shot Mindanao Broadcaster Still In Critical ConditionWednesday, August 06, 2008 07:52:54 AM
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines (August 6, 2008) - Radio broadcaster Dennis Cuesta, who was shot in close range on Monday, may suffer partial paralysis should he survive, said the doctors of St. Elizabeth Hospital who attended to him.
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Spotlight: John HustonWednesday, August 06, 2008 07:43:17 AM
Spotlight: John Huston — the filmmaker who directed both his father, Walter (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), and his daughter, Angelica (Prizzi's Honor), to Oscars — was born on this date in 1906. Among his other famous movies are The Misfits, The Man Who Would Be King, and The African Queen.
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El Tribunal Supremo Suspende Temporalmente La Firma De Un Acuerdo Entre El Gobierno Y Los Rebeldes del Frente Moro De Liberación Islámica Tuesday, August 05, 2008 08:15:55 PM
FILIPINAS (Diario de Manila / 5 de agosto de 2008) - El Tribunal Supremo de Filipinas bloqueó hoy la firma de un acuerdo entre el Gobierno y los rebeldes del Frente Moro de Liberación Islámica (FMLI), por el que los musulmanes podrían ampliar sus territorios autónomos en el sur del país.
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No End In Sight For Attacks On Journalists, Four Victims In 2008Tuesday, August 05, 2008 06:07:50 PM
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines Statement.
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Photo: Villagers Flee Towns Attacked By MILF Rebels In MindanaoTuesday, August 05, 2008 04:55:40 PM
 | | Sporadic fighting between government soldiers and Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels have forced thousands of villagers to flee their homes in North Cotabato province in the southern Philippines.
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Phillipines Catholics Protest Deal Expanding Autonomous Region For Muslims: Catholic News AgencyTuesday, August 05, 2008 04:41:52 PM
Manila, Philippines (CNA / August 5, 2008 - Thousands of Catholics in two southern Philippines cities on Monday demonstrated against a government agreement granting Muslims more territory and political and economic powers.
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Journalist Survives Attack But Remains Comatose: NUJPTuesday, August 05, 2008 12:13:19 PM
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines (August 5,2008) – Broadcast journalist Dennis Cuesta remained comatose at a hospital here after unidentified gunmen shot him Monday afternoon.
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Muslim Homeland Is A Done Deal, MILF SaysTuesday, August 05, 2008 11:36:33 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 5, 2008) – Philippine Muslim rebels on Tuesday said the ancestral domain agreement they signed with government peace negotiators was a done deal despite a court order stopping the formal signing of the accord that would make up a separate Islamic homeland in Mindanao.
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Photo: Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat And Isabela City Council Man Peter EismaTuesday, August 05, 2008 09:56:22 AM
 | | Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat hands over to Isabela City Councilor Peter Eisma the documents stating that the entire Isabela City is included in the proposed Bangsamoro Juridical Entity.
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Spotlight: Louis ArmstrongTuesday, August 05, 2008 08:03:05 AM
Spotlight: Louis Armstrong once said,"There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad. I play the good kind." He sure did. Born on this date in 1901, Armstrong became one of the most influential musicians in jazz history.
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Broadcaster Shot In MindanaoMonday, August 04, 2008 09:38:37 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 4, 2008) – An unidentified gunman shot and seriously a broadcaster in an attack in the southern Philippines, the Radio Mindanao Network said Monday.
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Philippine Troops On Alert After High Court Blocks Signing Of Muslim Ancestral DomainMonday, August 04, 2008 08:26:22 PM
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 4, 2008) – Southern Philippine troops were told to stay alert for possible attacks by rebels following a decision by the Supreme Court on Monday to block the signing of the final draft agreement on the ancestral domain.
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MILF Rebels Say TRO Is Temporary Set Back, Peace Talks Remain Top Agenda Monday, August 04, 2008 06:14:23 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 4, 2008) – The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front said Monday’s Supreme Court decision to stop the signing of draft agreement on the ancestral domain is a temporary set back, but it remains optimistic about the deal.
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Philippines Supreme Court Stops Signing Of Islamic Homeland Deal Monday, August 04, 2008 04:17:28 PM
 | | Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat speaks during a rally Monday, August 4, 2008. Lobregat says the Supreme Court issues temporary order to stop Tuesday signing of the final draft of the Muslim ancestral domain in Malaysia between Filipino government peace negotiators and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels. (Mindanao Examiner Photo).
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Highlights Of Bangsamoro History Monday, August 04, 2008 02:02:54 PM
1450 AD - A Johore-born Arab adventurer, Shari'ful Hashem Syed Abu Bakr, arrived in Sulu from Melaka; He married Param Isuli, daughter of Raja Baguinda, and founded The Royal Sultanate of Sulu in 1457; He declared himself H.R.H. Paduka Maulana Mahasari Sharif Sultan Hashem Abu Bakr, Sultan of Sulu, of the Saudi House of Hashemite in Hadramaut, where most Tausug and Yakan believe Prophet Mohammad's genealogy is traced.
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Catholics Hold Rally Vs Muslim Homeland In Southern PhilippinesMonday, August 04, 2008 12:44:09 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 4, 2008) – Some 3,000 mostly Christian residents here held a rally Monday to protest the inclusion of at least eight Muslim villages in a proposed Islamic homeland in the southern Philippines.
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Christians Being Agitated To Fight Muslim Ancestral Domain Deal In MindanaoSunday, August 03, 2008 02:18:43 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 4, 2008) – Christian residents in southern Philippine city of Zamboanga are being agitated to protest the inclusion of several Muslim enclaves here in a proposed Islamic homeland in Mindanao.
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Call For Entries For The 2nd Animahenasyon 2008: Pinoy Animation FestivalSaturday, August 02, 2008 02:07:06 PM
MANILA, Philippines (August 02, 2008) - The Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI) is calling on all Filipino animators to submit their entries to the 2nd Animahenasyon 2008: Pinoy Animation Festival to be held on November 12-16, 2008.
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Muslim Groups Release Resolution, Support Bangsamoro Homeland Deal Saturday, August 02, 2008 02:03:02 PM
In the Name Of Allah, most Merciful, Most Beneficent.
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Filipino Nurses Continue To Seek Jobs In AmericaSaturday, August 02, 2008 01:22:45 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 02, 2008) - More and more Filipino nurses have been trying to get jobs abroad because of huge pay and opportunities that await them rather than work in the Philippines.
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Sayyaf Man Captured In Zamboanga CitySaturday, August 02, 2008 09:18:50 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 02, 2008) – Police forces arrested an alleged Abu Sayyaf militant in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga, which was bombed in the past by the terrorist group tied to Al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiya, reports said Saturday.
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Secret Prison on Diego Garcia Confirmed: Six “High-Value” Guantánamo Prisoners Held, Plus “Ghost Prisoner” Mustafa Setmariam NasarSaturday, August 02, 2008 08:08:12 AM
The existence of a secret, CIA-run prison on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean has long been a leaky secret in the “War on Terror,” and today’s revelations in TIME — based on disclosures by a “senior American official” (now retired), who was “a frequent participant in White House Situation Room meetings” after the 9/11 attacks, and who reported that “a CIA counter-terrorism official twice said that a high-value prisoner or prisoners were being interrogated on the island” — will come as no surprise to those who have been studying the story closely.
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PUBLIC NOTICEFriday, August 01, 2008 08:28:40 PM
Please be advised that an unidentified person is posing as R.C. Montebon, Bureau Chief of the Mindanao Examiner newspaper in Basilan province in southern Philippines.
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Philippine’s Threatened Christians Want Dialogue, Catholic Press SayFriday, August 01, 2008 12:22:38 PM
MANILA (UCAN / August 01, 2008) – A retreat has helped a bishop and his priests in Philippines’ Isabela province to make an offer of dialogue to Muslims, a week after some people asked them to convert to Islam or face use of force.
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Spotlight: PatentFriday, August 01, 2008 08:57:02 AM
Spotlight: It's not clear if this is what they had in mind when the idea of a patent was proposed to protect inventors from having their creative ideas stolen.
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