Plans for Aquino meeting with Joma Sison in Hanoi fizzle out
By Ryan D. Rosauro
Can the tack government adopted with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front be replicated in its peacemaking effort with communist rebels?
Can the tack government adopted with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front be replicated in its peacemaking effort with communist rebels?
At least 93 civil society groups, mainly from the Philippines and Malaysia, have called for the declaration a “humanitarian ceasefire” for the sake of affected civilians in Sabah.
The chief peace negotiator of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front said Tuesday that the standoff in Sabah between Malaysian security forces and elements of the so-called ‘royal army’ of the Sulu sultanate has “substantially no effect” on its negotiations with the government which is about to wrap up within the next two months.
The 34th exploratory talks between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ended in a “technical impasse” even as they “made tremendous gains” in resolving remaining issues related to power-sharing, wealth-sharing and normalization.
Muslims in Lanao del Sur are taking their battle against the “anti-Islamic” video “Innocence of Muslims” to the Supreme Court.
Peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will resume Monday in Kuala Lumpur amid high expectations from the international community they will be able to hammer out an agreement.
The United Nations has asked the international community for more funds to effectively meet the humanitarian challenges in the aftermath of Tropical Storm “Sendong” (International name: WASHI) that devastated this city more than a month ago.
From an initial amount of $28.4 million, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-Ocha) is appealing for $39 million in response to “the dramatic increase of needs” of more than 300,000 people for a six-month period.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is confident “the gap is getting closer” between it and the Moro National Liberation Front after their top leaders held a historic meeting early this month in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
After a three-month hiatus, peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will resume on December 5, a rebel official said.
Ozamiz City, Philippines — A 2005 cable from the US Embassy in Manila recently released by WikiLeaks showed the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) cooperating with government in validating identities of suspected terrorists. During that time, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) provided the MILF with a “high priority” list of 53 [...]
JAKARTA—The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will take up the rising tension in the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)—brought by overlapping claims on the Spratly Islands—when the group sits with leaders of other countries to discuss regional security issues, said Surin Pitsuwan, Asean secretary-general. The Asean regional forum (ARF) will take place in [...]
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines—Malaysia has appointed a new facilitator in peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. According to a news release from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), Malaysian diplomat Tenkgu Dato AB Ghafar Tengku Mohamed assumed the function at the start of the 21st [...]
