LATE LUNCH. MILF chair Mohagher Iqbal on his way to a late lunch at 2:12 pm. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Congress II Hall of the Palace of the Golden Horses hotel in Kuala Lumpur, with Prof. Maguid Macalingcag of
UP AND DOWN. Government peace panel chair Marvic Leonen (right) with Johaira Wahab (center) of the legal team and Iona Jalijali, head of panel secretariat. From 9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m Saturday, Leonen has been carrying several pages of documents
HOMESTRETCH. MILF peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal (right), who refers to this week’s talks in Kuala Lumpur as the “homestretch,” is shown here with Dr. Steven Rood of the International Contact Group and MILF peace panel members Datu Michael Mastura
KUALA LUMPUR (MindaNews/05 October) – In crafting the framework agreement that is expected to be signed soon, the Philippine government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been drawing lessons from previous peace pacts. And lessons there are
KUALA LUMPUR (MindaNews/05 October) – International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and embassies with employees operating in conflict-affected areas in Cotabato and Maguindanao have been asked to avoid these areas in the meantime following “persistent reports” that members of the Bangsamoro Islamic
DIMAPORO DYNASTY Reelectionist Lanao del Norte Gov. Mohammad Khalid Dimaporo (seated right in red shirt) is accompanied by His father, former Rep. Abdullah Dimaporo, in fling their respective certificates of candidacies. The elder Dimaporo is seeking his former seat in
