February 3, 2009 9:24 pm

No order for evacuees to return home but…

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 February) – No order. But…

There is no order for evacuees to return home, the mayor’s executive assistant and an Army official in Datu Piang, Maguindanao, said.

In a report, the Mindanao Tulong Bakwet (MTB), an organization that attends to the needs of the evacuees, quoted Musib Tan, executive assistant to the Datu Piang mayor, as saying that they did not coerce the evacuees to return home but “encouraged” those whose places of origin have been declared “safe” by the military, to return home.

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Mindanawon peace advocate is Ninoy Aquino Fellow for Public Service

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 February) — A Mindanawon peace advocate is this year’s Ninoy Aquino Fellow for Public Service.

Lawyer Mary Ann Arnado, secretary-general of the Mindanao Peoples’ Caucus (MPC) will be awarded the fellowship at noon of February 5 at the Rigodon I of the Peninsula Manila hotel.

The selection of Ninoy Aquino Fellows for Public Service and Journalism, is an annual project of the US Embassy in Manila.

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"Mindanao: The Way Forward" on ANC on Friday

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 February) — A 90-minute special on “the way forward” for the peace process in Mindanao will be held at the Marco Polo hotel on Wednesday evening (February 4), for airing on ANC, the ABS-CBN News Channel on Friday (February 6) at 7:30 p.m.

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6 dead, 290 downed by amoebiasis in remote Malaybalay village

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/3 Feb) — Six persons died, including a nine-year-old boy and three senior citizens, while more than half of the population of a remote village here fell ill of amoebiasis in the last two months, according to the City Health Office.

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10 Bravo men surrender to soldiers

ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/3 Feb) — Ten members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) under Abdurahman Macapaar a.k.a Commander Bravo clandestinely surrendered to soldiers Monday night.

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Army overruns NPA training camp in North Cot

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/3 Feb) – A training camp of the New People's Army (NPA) fell to government soldiers last Monday after a 30-minute battle in a remote village in Tulunan, North Cotabato.

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Interment of Mindanao Cross editor on February 4

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/03 February) — Mindanao Cross editor in chief Guillermo “Boy” Mendoza Hagad, who passed away on January 31 in a hospital in Cotbato City will be buried at around 9 a.m. Wednesday (February 4) at the Marian Hills Memorial Park in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao.

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Police tightens security along Cotabato-Davao Highway

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/3 Feb) – The provincial police command of North Cotabato has tightened security along the Cotabato-Davao highway after holduppers victimized a bus two days ago.

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DINHI SA AMO: "Lumon." Ni. Rick R. Flores

CAGWAIT, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/2 Feb) — “Uno yaon?” (Unsa to?)

Kini ang pangutana sa usa ka pasahero sa dihang nilabay ang Bachelor Bus 408 sa usa ka barangay padulong sa Cagwait — usa ka munisipyo nga nagkahinay-hinay nga maglambo. Gitudlo sa nangutana nga naka-sheyds ang duha ka dagko nga buldoser tunga sa dalan nga gigwardiyahan sa napulo ka armadong tawo.

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Syndicates using kids to sell drugs in NorthCot – PDEA

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/2 Feb) — Syndicates in Kabacan, North Cotabato are using minors in selling drugs, the Philippine Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 12 has confirmed.

Retired Col. Rene Orbe, PDEA 12 regional director, in fact, refers to the youngsters as “Alamang boys” in reference to the widely reported “Alabang boys” also said to be involved in drug pushing.

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Sarangani, GenSan mothers join peace movement

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/2 Feb) – At least 20 influential women leaders from the province of Sarangani and General Santos City have banded together to join the nationwide “Mothers for Peace Movement.”

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Barangay councils first line of defense vs plantations

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/2 Feb) – Barangay councils are the first line of defense against plantations because they “can first block the entry of agricultural plantations in the province because of their proximity, the landowners being in the councilors’ villages,” provincial board member Glenn Peduche said.

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3 killed in Army, NPA clash in Bukidnon

VALENCIA CITY (MindaNews/2 Feb) – Two rebels and a government soldier were killed in an encounter between the Army's 29th Infantry Battalion and the New People’s Army in a remote village here.

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