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Philippines govt, MILF agree to scrap ARMM

By Edwin Espejo Wed, Apr 25, 2012 6:19AM UTC View Comments

In a bid to salvage the stalled peace talks between the government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), members of both negotiating panels have agreed to the creation of a “new autonomous political entity in place of the ARMM” (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao). The major agreement is contained in...

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The Philippines’ Kato experience: Who is to blame?

By Edwin Espejo Tue, Oct 04, 2011 6:47AM UTC View Comments

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) finally handed out a decision to expel renegade leader Ameril Umra Kato from the rebel ranks more than two years after he led bloody attacks following the failed signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD). Until those fateful attacks, which claimed the lives of hundreds of...

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Philippines Christian group says ‘No’ to Moro ‘substate’

By Edwin Espejo Tue, Aug 30, 2011 6:50AM UTC View Comments

A group headed by former Cotabato governor Manny Pinol called Christian Leaders Convergence on Monday warned it will oppose the creation of a Moro substate and said it will likewise campaign against the expansion of areas currently covered by the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). In a closed door meeting with UP College of...

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Reds wary of MILF peace deal with Philippine govt

By Edwin Espejo Fri, Aug 12, 2011 7:36PM UTC View Comments

The communist-led National Democratic Front (NDF) said it wants the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to be transparent in its ongoing peace negotiations with the government of Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III. “As a revolutionary ally, the NDFP expects the MILF leadership to place above all else the Moro people’s interest with whatever is...

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Philippines: Dissent in the MILF

By Edwin Espejo Mon, Jun 27, 2011 8:18AM UTC View Comments

Months after a senior commander broke away from its ranks, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) announced over the weekend that it has also expelled its suspended-then-reinstated spokesman Eid Kabalu. Kabalu broke MILF organizational discipline and code of conduct by holding talks with former Cotabato Gov. Emmanuel Piñol and Davao City Vic Mayor Rodrigo Duterte...

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