By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld The shrill call to wage “all-out war”, in reaction to the overwhelming defeat of a platoon of special action forces on a mission to “arrest” a rebel Moro commander in Basilan, is nothing but pure hogwash. For one it is obvious, except to the military top brass and to…
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In Basilan, Ballots Were Pre-shaded and Only Chosen Voters Were Allowed to Vote
By BULATLAT Manila— The anti-fraud group Kontra Daya has received information on fraud committed during the May 10 elections in one of the island municipalities in Basilan. The area is a newly created municipality with no electricity and with weak cellular phone signals. According to Kontra Daya, the information came in the form of affidavits…
Random Arrests, Repeat of 2000 ‘All-Out War’ Feared in Basilan
The specter of random arrests in connection with the July 10 beheading of 14 Marines in Al-Barka, Basilan following an encounter between the AFP and the MILF looms over the people of the said town. This is because the warrants of arrest issued for 130 suspected members of the MILF and the ASG alleged to…