Suara Bangsamoro has accused the Philippine National Police (PNP) of the “massacre” of nine Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters who have reportedly already surrendered before being mercilessly mowed down with automatic gunfire last May 25 in North Cotabato.
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Federalism plan affects Moro, NDFP peace talks
President Duterte’s oft-repeated avowal is to accomplish before the end of his six-year term, in 2022, a shift in the form of government from the present unitary to a federal system. That accomplished, he has declared, he will volunteer to resign as President. And he has kept saying that only such a shift to federalism…
‘Next round of talks in April may be the last’ – MILF
By MARYA SALAMAT
As of the latest round of talks, the peace panels of the GPH and MILF are still proceeding from different perspectives and premises, especially on essential points.
As Malaysia Begins Pullout from Peace Monitoring Team: MILF Rejects GRP Proposal to Tap Bishops, Elders in Peace Talks
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has rejected a proposal by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) to tap the services of the Bishop-Ulama Conference (BUC) in monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire between the government and the Moro revolutionary group. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 14, May 11-17,…
Basilan Warrants Include Dead Men, Opposition Mayoral Bet
Is it possible for dead men to engage soldiers in an encounter that would be soon followed by the beheading of 14 Marines? It is, if we ask the authorities who filed the charges on the basis of which the warrants of arrest were issued. The plot thickens further when the identities of a few…
Pursuit Operations in Sulu Trigger AFP-MNLF Clash
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25, 2007 The plot seems to be getting thicker. While pursuing Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters allegedly responsible for the beheading of 10 Marines, soldiers clashed, this time, with fighters of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), sources…
Zaynab Ampatuan and the Travails of the Moros
Zaynab Ampatuan, 27, hardly looks like one who has experienced being driven from home by bombs and bullets courtesy of the military. But she has – and more than twice. Her experiences with the oppression of Muslims in the Philippines led her to become an advocate for the Moro cause. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat…
The Anti-GMA Forces and Their Proposed Solutions
While there is a unity among various political forces on the campaign to remove President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from office, there are different ideas on who or what should replace Macapagal-Arroyo should she be unseated. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com The July 13 rally along Ayala Avenue in Makati City calling for the removal of President…