Lack of fundamentals spoil the goods – UP prof
“Remember, WTO is war, we should have gotten ready. But we just opened up,” he said.
Foreign biz chambers eye more investments in South Mindanao
Ten foreign chambers have expressed interest in putting up investments and linkages here in the region, with the European chamber batting for interest in agriculture and biotechnology.
New facility for US troops intrudes into Bangsamoro territory – Moro group
The proposed facility for US troops in Cotabato City would be seen as an intrusion into the Bangsamoro homeland and would be regarded as "direct US intervention in Mindanao", a militant Moro group said.
Int’l advocacy group calls for speedy investigation of enforced disappearances in Asia
A Thailand-based international advocacy group is urging governments belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to conduct speedy investigations into cases of enforced disappearances “to bring an immediate end to enforced disappearances and ensure justice for the victims and their families.”
Human rights violations in Mindanao worse since Pnoy says human rights group
Militant human rights organizations have claimed that violations of civilian rights continue to happen in Mindanao that would indicate that President Benigno Aquino III did not live up to his promises of a "tuwid na daan (straight path)".