As of yesterday at 11 pm, there were already 9 people found dead, 926 survived, and 63 still went missing of the ill-fated ship that was sank on Sunday morning after tilting for several hours in Siocon Bay near the Zamboanga Peninsula.
Senator Richard Gordon had a proposal to give amnesty to Abu Sayyaf people who recently kidnapped 3 Red Cross volunteers. The proposal came in the wake of release of International Committee of the Red Cross worker...
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" Troops in the Philippines have seized a separatist camp and killed 30 rebels on Mindanao island, the military says. The army said its soldiers found large caches of weapons and ammunition when they entered the...
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dateline: Manila, The Philippines 13 February 2009
Philippines encouraged by Sudan experience
Advisors to the Government of Sudan, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) and the United Nations mediation shared...
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Northern Ireland Peace encouragement to Philippines
Jonathan Powell and Gerry Kelly, former negotiators in the Northern Ireland peace process, met with Philippine Government officials and representatives of the...
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A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked and rolled the Southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Dec 25, 2008 at 3:20 UTC. No injuries were reported and no tsunami warnings were issued said Jane Punungbayan of PhilVocs. People panicked and ran and scampered out of public...
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Gifts project for children of MindanaoChildren victims of armed conflict--DSWD secretary"Tulong Para sa Batang MindaNOW" is a brainchild of Ricky Reyes--"Mother Ricky" to many contacted DSWD and Metro Manila...
Paranaque City, Philippines - The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military have stepped up preparations to secure the country's transport terminals for the weekend migration of millions of Filipinos visiting their beloved departed.A spokesperson for the PNP said that...
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Latest report coming from Philipppines says that at least 13 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels were killed and four others wounded in a clash with troops between the towns of Mamasapano and Datu Saudi...
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As Philippine President Gloria Arroyo prepared to confront a fourth impeachment, the supreme court ruled as illegal her negotiated deal to give Muslim separatists control over Southern...
As the Red Corss has warned over the worsening situation in Southern Philipines where muslim separatist and government clash, curent US administration plays both sides selectively. " 2008-09-05 14:53:06...
"Dreaded Ilaga is back" says the headline of one of the more popular broadsheets in the country. The group, known for its atrocities and human rights abuses in the '70s, has resurfaced with threats to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), according to...
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"MANILA -- Thousands of troops backed by air and artillery fire have captured 15 strongholds of the Moro rebels in the southern Philippines after five days of intense fighting, officials said Monday. More than 272,000 villagers have also fled their homes due to the ongoing...
Clashes with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) intensifie on Mindanao island, Philippines. MILF is "fighting for Muslim self-rule in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation for decades" Last week,...
" MANILA - The United States will provide an additional $100,000 in relief aid to 31,000 displaced families in strife-torn Mindanao provinces, the US embassy in Manila said Friday. The amount is in addition...