By ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat MAKATI CITY, Philippines – Hundreds of members of various Moro groups flocked today to the embassies of Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) here to protest the Arroyo government’s application for permanent observer status in the 57-member Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The protesters also called…
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As GRP, MILF Clash over Aborted Agreement, Peace Deals with MNLF Remain Unimplemented
While the conflict between the GRP and the MILF has escalated with the aborted signing of the ancestral domain agreement, previous agreements signed with the MNLF have yet to be properly implemented. BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat.com Vol. VIII, No. 29, August 24-30, 2008 While the conflict between the Government of the Republic of the…
Marine General’s ‘Detention’ Provoked by Peace Pact Violations
The “detention” by Moro rebels of a military group led by Muslim convert Brig. Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino last week stemmed from the repeated postponement of a proposed tripartite meeting with the government and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The proposed tripartite meeting was to tackle issues related to the implementation of the 1996 Final…