4 dead, 8 hurt, one missing as police, MILF clash in Lanao del Sur

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:00:28 +0000

4 dead, 8 hurt, one missing as police, MILF clash in Lanao del Sur

Four men facing murder charges were killed when they resisted arrest during law enforcement operations on Thursday in Madamba, Lanao del Sur.

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Thousands of MILF supporters to attend Bangsamoro gov’t inauguration, President Duterte to grace event

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:17:35 +0000

Thousands of MILF supporters to attend Bangsamoro gov’t inauguration, President Duterte to grace event

Thousands of supporters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are expected to gather here to inaugurate the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the interim government of the Bangsamoro autonomous region, on Friday, March 29 at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex here.

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Moro rebel chief leads next step to peace

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:18:31 +0000

Moro rebel chief leads next step to peace

President Duterte on Friday appointed the chief of the largest Moro rebel group as head of the transition government that will run a new autonomous Muslim region, taking another step in sealing a peace accord to end decades of insurgency in the country’s troubled south.

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Murad Ebrahim: From guerrilla commander to government official

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:08:45 +0000

Murad Ebrahim: From guerrilla commander to government official

After half a century as a Moro revolutionary, Murad Ebrahim, the chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), is ready to join the government as head of the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

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Oath-taking of Bangsamoro transition gov’t members moved to later date

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 02:39:46 +0000

Oath-taking of Bangsamoro transition gov’t members moved to later date

The schedule of oath-taking of the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) has been moved to Friday, February 22, an official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and nominee to the interim body said.

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AFP denies Cotabato City mayor’s claims of conspiracy in BOL victory

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 07:50:31 +0000

The AFP dismissed the allegations of Cotabato City Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani Sayadi that the government and military officials conspired with the MILF to ensure the inclusion of the city to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the plebiscite held last month.

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Lanao Norte gov blames MILF for blasts, MILF says accusation baseless

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 08:52:30 +0000

Lanao del Norte Governor Imelda Dimaporo blamed members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the series of bomb attacks on the eve of the second plebiscite to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) among the Lanao del Norte towns and 67 villages in North Cotabato proposed for inclusion in the Bangsamoro territory.

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MILF leader, gov’t execs assure voters it is safe to vote

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:51:34 +0000

Despite the three explosions that rocked Lanao del Norte towns on the eve of the second plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), the head of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said on Wednesday there were no security threats in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte provinces where people would ratify a law that would give them full autonomy in Mindanao.

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Cotabato mayor wants another vote as city says yes to BOL

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 21:36:19 +0000

Cotabato mayor wants another vote as city says yes to BOL

COTABATO CITY – Claiming the results of Monday’s plebiscite here for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) were not credible, Mayor Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi on Thursday said she wanted another vote, to be held simultaneously with the balloting in Lanao del Norte towns and villages in Cotabato on Feb. 6. Sayadi said holding another […]

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MILF Chief Ebrahim Murad on plebiscite: There is light at end of tunnel

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 04:37:48 +0000

MILF Chief Ebrahim Murad on plebiscite: There is light at end of tunnel

SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO—There is light at the end of the tunnel. This was the statement of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief Ebrahim Murad as he cast his vote Monday during the plebiscite to ratify the law that will give them full autonomy in the new Bangsamoro homeland. “We never thought this will happen,” he […]

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