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Ex-gov says MILF list a kiss of death

By Edwin Espejo Sun, Sep 04, 2011 9:54AM UTC 0 Comment

Former Cotabato governor, Emmanuel Piñol, said the recently released ‘peace spoilers’ list of the Moro Islamic Liberation is virtually a death list. “This is the MILF’s indirect order to its armed cadres and its sympathizers to consider these personalities as enemies of its cause, demonized as villains in the Bangsamoro people’s ‘struggle for self-determination,’” Piñol...

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Reds wary of MILF peace deal with Philippine govt

By Edwin Espejo Fri, Aug 12, 2011 7:36PM UTC 0 Comment

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: Dropping MILF independence bid not new

By Edwin Espejo Mon, Aug 08, 2011 8:35AM UTC 0 Comment

Some sectors highlighted the reported acceptance of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to drop its bid for an independent state when its chair Murad ‘Al Haj’ Ibrahim clandestinely met with Philippine President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III last week in Narita, Japan. As if this was something new. They are wrong. The MILF has long ago...

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