MINDANAO CROSS (12 August) -- The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front have both assured that the spate of violent incidents in Central Mindanao, including Monday’s deadly roadside bombing in Cotabato City, will not affect the on-going GPH-MILF peace talks.
Read more: GPH, MILF assure bombings will not derail peace process
We gather today at a turning point in the history of Mindanao—where this region’s complete transformation from the Land of Promise to the Land of Promises Fulfilled is close at hand. In the past, generations of Filipinos could only talk of the vast potential of Mindanao, but the next step—fulfilling that potential—always seemed elusive.
Read more: Speech of President Benigno S. Aquino III at the 22nd Mindanao Business Conference
COTABATO City, Philippines (Philippine Star/26 July) - Officials are keen on turning over to a new Bangsamoro government a “reformed” Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to prove it might not have become a “failed experiment” if not for decades of mismanagement and neglect of its more than two million Moro constituents.
Read more: Hataman administration to turn over 'reformed ARMM' to TransCom
MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Star) -- Malacañang yesterday allayed fears over the threat of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to establish an independent republic in Mindanao if the government implements the Bangsamoro framework agreement signed by the administration and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Read more: Palace: Bangsamoro framework deal will benefit all Muslims
MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Star) - Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. vowed swift action on the proposed Bangsamoro law that President Aquino has promised to submit soon to Congress.