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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The country remains among the “least peaceful” in the world and the Asia Pacific, improving only slightly in its global ranking, a survey by a non-profit research organization showed.

MANILA, Philippines— The New People’s Army were able to extort as much as P26 million nationwide during the election period, the military claimed.

The International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) is skeptical of the ability of the Philippine government’s interagency committees to deal with labor issues such as labor-related killings, the transcript of a United States Trade Representative (USTR) hearing showed.

Armed men believed to be NPA guerillas chopped down undetermined number of banana plants 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Ortiz and Pagaran areas of DOLE STANFILCO, located at Brgy. Anahao Daan, Tago in Surigao del Sur.

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) — The Philippine government admitted Wednesday that it is more difficult to pursue peace talks with the leftist rebels than with the Muslim insurgents.

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – Communist rebels torched heavy equipment worth about P500,000, bunkhouses and a generator set in a black sand quarrying site in Camalaniugan, Cagayan last Saturday, authorities said.

An estimated P27.5 million of properties were destroyed when the New People’s Army attacked Del Monte and Dole-Stanfilco Philippines last Tuesday, February 19, in Bukidnon, Maj. Gen. Nestor Anonuevo of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said on Monday.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The daring simultaneous raids launched by New People’s Army guerrillas in Bukidnon Tuesday evening, February 19, were meant as a punitive action against plantations that the rebel army said have contributed to the deterioration of agricultural lands in the area.

TAGUM CITY – Communist rebels on Friday raided a banana plantation owned by a multinational firm in Tago, Surigao del Sur, hacking down at least 15,000 full-grown trees and firing at several pieces of heavy equipment parked along a roadside, police on Sunday said.

“This framework agreement to me would be a recipe for another big, big war in Mindanao,” Nur Misuari said. “Cut my throat if Hadji Murad can ensure peace in Mindanao,” Misuari said, referring to Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the MILF, who witnessed the signing of the framework accord in Malacañang Monday with President Aquino and…

A leader of the militant Left on Monday urged President Benigno Aquino to do for the communist rebels what he did for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and step in to revive the stalled peace negotiations with the insurgent group.

MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III announced on Monday the allocation of some P8.5 billion for the implementation of the Transition Investment Support Plan in Mindanao. “We are now at the beginning of a comprehensive agreement that will map out the detailed steps, detailed commitments, and detailed programs that will lead to the fulfillment…

MANILA, Philippines – While they welcome the framework agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Mindanao’s indigenous peoples (IP) cannot yet rejoice over the landmark peace pact. Timuay Labi (Supreme Chieftain) Sannie Bello, who heads the Timuay Justice and Governance, said the signing of the pact should be followed by the…

On Monday, October 15, 2012, the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed the Framework Agreement that outlines the general features of the political settlement between the two parties. It puts together the points of consensus reached during the series of talks between the government and the MILF since the…

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Moro leader Nur Misuari on Thursday said the government’s offer to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) of seats on the Transition Commission for the creation of Bangsamoro was an insult.

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front hopes a Bangsamoro government can be established and seal the end to four decades of struggle for self-determination before President Benigno Aquino III steps down in 2016.

To readers who want to understand more comprehensively the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), I offer this initial textual analysis in two installments. This first installment covers the nature of the agreement, the concept of the Bangsamoro as the new autonomous political entity, its…

MANILA, Philippines – Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari yesterday warned of possible unrest in Mindanao if the government pushes through with its Bangsamoro agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

MANILA – Fitch Ratings on Tuesday said clinching peace in Mindanao may boost investments in the area, but warned that any lasting contribution to the Philippine economy would depend on addressing the “weak overall investment climate and low fiscal revenue base.”

MANILA, Philippines – A Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) official on Tuesday disclosed that they want a 75% share in the revenues that will be generated from the economic activities of the proposed Bangsamoro.

MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III is expected to issue soon an executive order creating a transition commission that will craft a new law on the proposed Bangsamoro region.

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Communist rebels set on fire a multi-million boom-type sprayer truck of an international banana farm in Makilala, North Cotabato on Thursday morning.

Peace negotiators of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Sunday claimed substantive gains in their latest round of talks in Malaysia. The MILF said Sunday the 31st round of exploratory talks ended successfully in Kuala Lumpur, under the facilitation of Malaysia.

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Recent clashes between the military and the purported Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) breakaway group the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in the sourthern parts of Mindanao had displaced up to 45,000 people, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported yesterday.

3511k agrarian workers affected; pullout due to peace problem Lawmakers on Sunday denounced the government’s plan to fire some 11,000 agrarian reform employees by October as its rice self-sufficiency program suffered a serious blow from Japan’s decision to yank $159 million in funding for irrigation projects in Mindanao due to peace and order problems.

As RP peace negotiators talk of peace pact soon The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) stands firm on its demand to be made a sub-state and vowed that until the aspirations of the Bangsamoros remained unaddressed, the Mindanao conflict will continue.

BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked a wood processing firm and burned its heavy equipment before fleeing in Barangay Zillovia, Talacogon, Agusan del Sur yesterday morning.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels torched six trucks Saturday night in Quezon, Bukidnon, the military said. Officials of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division said several armed men on board five vans flagged down the trucks at around 10 p.m. Saturday in Barangay Puntian, Quezon town.

MANILA, Philippines – Suspected communist rebels burned three trailer trucks carrying copra products in Algeria, Surigao del Norte last Monday night, the military said.