MNLF, MILF clashes in Cotabato City stop as Police, Army referee
Source: Inquirer.net
Cotabato :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-19 23:52:34 -0700 | travel-news
Philippines Police and Army personnel are now standing in between warring Moro rebel groups in a remote village here while top level efforts to address misunderstanding are underway. Captain Tony Bulao, spokesman of the 602nd Infantry Brigade, said on Monday...
Engaging with Philippine armed groups
Source: IRIN
Cotabato :: Philippines | updated 2013-04-25 08:33:57 -0700 | travel-news
For Chris Rush, of the Swiss-based NGO Geneva Call , nuance is everything when engaging with armed groups...The Moro, the island's indigenous Islamic population, have fought for independence in their Mindanao ancestral homeland for about 40 years in various guises,...
SC upholds Maguindanao 2009 state of emergency
Source: GMA News
Cotabato :: Philippines | updated 2011-08-21 15:14:20 -0700 | political-news
The Supreme Court (SC) found no basis to nullify former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's proclamation that placed Maguindanao and two other areas under a state of emergency following the November 2009 massacre. In a decision written by Associate Justice Roberto Abad,...
Philippines 'seriously concerned' over rebel split
Source: Inquirer.net
Cotabato :: Philippines | updated 2011-04-09 23:46:56 -0700 | political-news
Philippine government negotiator on Sunday said he was "seriously concerned" after a feared rebel commander broke from the main Islamic separatist group ahead of peace talks...Umbrakato quit the rebel organization seven months ago, taking at least a thousand fighters with...
Bombs rock Philippines after militants' deaths
Source: pakistantimes
Cotabato :: Philippines | updated 2010-11-08 18:45:56 -0800 | political-news
Two powerful bombs rocked the southern Philippines hours after police killed three members of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group, authorities said Monday. No one was hurt in the explosions, which came as security was heightened in the troubled...
Earthquake 6.9 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES *REVISED TO 7.3*
Source: ThecounT.com
Cotabato :: Philippines | updated 2010-11-09 12:43:26 -0800 | green-news
TO 7.3* by Bert on July 23, 2010 ***This event has been revised.
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