The Mindanao war cost the Philippine government a staggering P2.013 trillion during the 31-year period from 1970 to 2001, an amount nearly equivalent to the P2.606-trillion 2015 national budget.
House leaders are hoping that a congressional probe of the Mamasapano incident will pave the way for passage of a draft Bangsamoro Basic Law | Manila Times
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is willing to accept amendments to the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law but only as far as “for improvement and enhancement only” | Davao Today
An international expert stressed that a successful normalization process is the best deterrent to radicalization that is now spreading in the ISIS areas in the Middle East and Central Asia.
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President Aquino addresses nation a year after the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
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