The draft law was submitted to Congress by panels from the government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) last week.
Hanimay Suazo, Karapatan Regional Secretary General, said that it is not surprising when Palparan sought to be transferred to AFP’s custody.
“NPA will immediately declare its own suspension of offensive operations with the same duration and scope as soon as the GPH declares its SOMO and SOPO.”
“All the more, the budget for the AFP is susceptible or most likely will just end up in the pockets of corrupt generals.”
“The only way to attain peace in Mindanao and perhaps throughout the land is to go federal. This problem of Muslim insurgency in Mindanao needs a federal type of solution,” Duterte said.
“I was not banned or deported from Bangladesh earlier this year as falsely reported. I entered the country and left on my own will.”
He said government must consult stakeholders in Mindanao who could give a broader picture on the issues of Mindanao.
roups behind a Congressionally-recognized people’s initiative to abolish the pork barrel system are targetting to gather ten percent or all registered voters, or an estimated 600 signatures, in the Southern Mindanao region to meet their nationwide target of six million signatures.
“We just exercised our freedom of expression.”
Ten years ago, three persons were killed and five were wounded in a massacre inside a Manobo community in Kapalong, Davao del Norte.
