Cotabato City-Cotabato provincial governor Jesus Sacdalan presses the need for the members of civilian volunteer organizations (CVOs) in the province…
By GRACE S. UDDIN | Davao Today
The young religious leaders, representing Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, Zoroastrian and other religions, are calling for the resumption of the peace talks between the government and the MILF, which collapsed after the failed signing of the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) in August.
By CJ KUIZON | Davao Today
Funded by the United Nations children’s fund (Unicef), the Ibon book delves into the lives of women and children living in areas under the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), hence, the subject of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operations.
By CJ KUIZON | Davao Today
Ma. Esmeralda Macaspac, CRC executive director, said the statements made by Colonel Marlou Salazar, 601st brigade commander, were “irresponsible and cowardly.” She pointed out that five of the six children who were killed were below ten years old, slamming the military’s penchant for branding children that they have killed in their operations as “child warriors.”
By CHERYLL D. FIEL | Davao Today
“The government will not implement what it has committed. So when it was not signed, our two commanders concluded that the government of the Philippines did not really want the peaceful process. So, they decided by themselves without the sanction of the high leaders of the MILF. That’s when the problem came.”
Davao City-That Muslims living in the country are not Filipinos is a sweeping remark that only widens the cultural gap…
By CJ KUIZON | Davao Today
Gabriela representative Liza Maza said the Bangsamoro people can’t help but interpret Arroyo’s move as a declaration of an all-out war against them. “The Arroyo government’s obstinacy, all the while ignoring the legitimate demands of the Bangsamoro, does not bring the conflict anywhere near resolution,” she said.
By GRACE S. UDDIN | Davao Today
If people do not disarm how can you prevent your rogue elements? If you cannot control your people from using arms, you should disarm them. How can you talk peace if your group is attacking innocent municipalities? Puno asked.
ANALYSIS: The peace process can bring about a simulated peace – but not the final solution to the Bangsamoro people’s historic and just grievances.
By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today DAVAO CITYAmidst reports of civilian casualties in the recent fighting in Mindanao, Moro…
