It was military strike since day One — Aquino

There is yet no ceasefire in place, consistent with what President Benigno Aquino III said yesterday that since Day One, the government is bent on launching military operations. But he clarified later that the primary objective of the military operations is the "unnecessary loss of lives."

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Red Cross volunteers injured in Zambo blast

Five Philippine Red Cross volunteers were injured here Friday in an exploding shell believed fired from a rifle, in a new twist in the stand-down between government security forces and armed followers of the Moro National Liberation Front.

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MORE EFFORT. President Noynoy Aquino says he wants “a more centralized effort in search and rescue operations” in a briefing with local chief executives, cabinet members and government agencies Friday in Davao City. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Take MNLF seriously, groups urge Aquino over Zamboanga tension

“The Moro question remains to be a complex problem and unless the roots of armed revolution are addressed and the Moro people’s right to self-determination is sincerely and genuinely upheld, it will pose as a gnawing wound in Philippine realpolitik,” said InPeace Mindanao chair Bishop Felixberto Calang IFI

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MNLF Davao Chair Rolando Omalit (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

“Intention was a rally, not an offensive,” says MNLF Davao chair

"Our brothers wanted to mount a peaceful rally but they were not granted. Do we need to see bloodshed so that our voices are heard?” (MNLF Davao Chair) Olamit asked.

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