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Philippines’s Pacquiao Blazes Campaign Trail

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -? Boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao appears to have scrapped his usual post-fight break this time in favor of yet another fight.

Barely three days after successfully defending his World Boxing Council International Super Featerweight title in San Antonio, Texas last Sunday, Pacquiao returned home this morning to prepare for his May 14 matchup against incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio for the first district congressional seat of South Cotabato.

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Philippines: AFP Denounces Actions of MNLF Renegade Leader

AFP DENOUNCES MALIK?S ACTIONS, BITAN-AG COMPLEX OVERRUN BY AFP TROOPS

HEADQUARTERS WESTERN MINDANAO COMMAND. LTGEN EUGENIO V CEDO AFP, the commander of the Western Mindanao Command denounces the series of attacks by renegade MNLF leader Habier Ustadz Malik and his group launched against military troops in Panamao, Sulu including the Municipal building of Panamao which killed 1 civilian and wounding another. The lawless group began their attack in the evening of April 13, Friday and sustaining their attack against the Marine Company in Luuk and the SOCOM in Talipao in the morning of April 14.

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Renewed Fighting in Philippines Will Not Affect elections — Gov’t

MANILA — Malacanang assured the public today that the ongoing conflict between government troops and a breakaway group of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Sulu would definitely not affect the forthcoming elections in the province.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said in his regular weekly press briefing in Malacanang the government is doing its best to ensure that the renewed fighting in Panamao town between the military and the group of MNLF commander Uztads Habier Malik will not affect other municipalities in Sulu.

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Philippines: GRP-MILF Peace Talks to Resume After Polls

The stalled peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are expected to resume after the elections.

Assistant Secretary Evelyn Daplas of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process said the peace talks, which reached an impasse late last year, would resume ?as soon as possible, maybe within a month.?

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Philippines Welcomes OIC Appeal for Ceasefire in South

MANILA — Malacanang welcomed today the appeal of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) for a halt to renewed fighting between government forces and the secessionist Moro National Liberation Front, saying it has consistently worked with international allies and stakeholders for peace in the south.

Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R. Bunye stressed however that the government couldn?t have a peace hostaged to the victims of lawless.

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