New ARMM Law to Deepen Mindanao?s Troubles
The law that amends the Organic Act that created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will be up for ratification in August. But the law, signed recently by President Gloria…
A Legacy of Failure
The violence in Sulu the past weeks, which was punctuated by the series of bombings in three key cities on Feb. 14, indicate that the objectives of the 1996 peace…
Nur Ends Seclusion, Calls GMA Gov?t the ?Worst Betrayer?
By CARLOS H. CONDE Today September 3, 2001 ZAMBOANGA CITY ? A bitter and indignant Nur Misuari finally ended three weeks of silence and a self-imposed seclusion in his hometown…
‘The Government Betrayed Us’
By CARLOS H. CONDE Newsbreak September 24, 2001 I had the chance to interview MNLF chairman Nur Misuari sometime late August in Zamboanga City, his first media interview since his…
‘Nobody Can Blame Me Anymore’
By CARLOS H. CONDE September 2001 Nur Misuari, the 61-year-old founder of the Moro National Liberation Front, retreated to his hometown in Jolo after he was sacked by President Arroyo…