ARMM employees and officials offer a prayer for truth, justice and peace not only for the 44 police commandos, 18 MILF guerrillas and four civilians who died in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano town in Maguindanao on January 25. MindaNews photo by
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/02 February) – The peace process between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) should continue despite the January 25 clash in Maguindanao that left a number of police operatives, Moro guerrillas and civilians dead, Zamboanga
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/02 February) — The quest for a just and lasting peace in Mindanao has taken a vicious blow in the wake of the Mamasapano incident on January 25 that claimed the lives of 44 members of the Philippine
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/02 February) – The clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Jan. 25 also claimed the lives of four civilians, Gov. Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao emphasized in his message Monday to officials and employees of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/02 February) — The city council here cited as heroes the 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (SAF) who were slain in a clash with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/02 February) — The provincial government of South Cotabato has invested a total of P343.6 million last year for the implementation of various vital infrastructure projects. Marnilo Aperocho, Provincial Engineer’s Office (PEO) chief, said Monday they were
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews/02 February) — Oplan Wolverine was a debacle waiting to happen. It was supposed to be a covert surgical operation to nab an international terrorist and a local one embedded in the heart of an enemy stronghold.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/02 February) — Widespread corruption in our country stems largely from the capture of the political system by greedy, shameless, or corrupt traditional politicians (trapos) who dominate virtually every jurisdiction. The scandalous extent of trapo infestation
IN MAMASAPANO, THEY PERISHED 1 Whether encounter or mis-encounter, be it slaughter or massacre, perhaps somebody’s tactical blunder, the label does not much matter. What matters the most is that many lives were lost, by gunfire brutally cut short, sacrificed
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 Feb) – “No US casualties, no help on intelligence, no drones.” This sums up the response of Kurt Hoyer, press attaché and the spokesperson of the United States Embassy in Manila, as more allegations of US involvement
TUKANALIPAO, Mamasapano, Maguindanao (MindaNews/ 01 Feb) — “Hindi namin namalayan ang pagpasok nila. Nagising kami nang nagputukan na” (We did not notice their entry. We woke up to the sound of gunfire), residents say of what happened here on Sunday,
