DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) — Civil society groups, Bangsamoro leaders, and international speakers gathered on Friday, April 10, for a national solidarity conference on Palestine, with key speakers drawing parallels between the Palestinian struggle for self-determination and the
(Keynote delivered by Mohagher Iqbal, Vice Chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and chair of the MILF Peace Implementing Panel at the “National Solidarity Conference for Palestine and Call for Peace in the Middle East” on April 10, 2026
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 02 April) — Twelve years ago, the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro at Malacañang Palace — a historic accord born of nearly two
BAOSHAN, Shanghai (MindaNews / 02 April) — I have spent the better part of my adult life in the unglamorous business of dialogue. Not the kind that makes headlines in Manila or gets celebrated in Brussels. The kind that happens in
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 26 February) – One hundred fifty former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Basilan received government assistance Thursday as part of their reintegration into civilian life. The provincial government, in partnership with the Office
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /07 September) – The government peace panel that completed the negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March 27, 2014 is urging the government under President Ferdinand
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 17 August) — The chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Saturday issued a new directive, effective immediately, prohibiting its commanders and officials from participating “in any decommissioning or normalization activities” organized by the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 August) – A series of videos has been circulating on Facebook using the same unverified audio from a viral “Bakbakan sa Mindanao” clip to simulate scenes of armed conflict. These videos are fake, with no
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 27 July) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will not proceed with the decommissioning of its remaining forces until the Government of the Philippines (GPH) substantially complies with the provisions of the Annex on Normalization.
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) – The Army’s 103rd Infantry “Haribon” Brigade (IB) under the Armed Forces of the Philippines organized at least 22 quick reaction teams (QRTs), including 175 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), to
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur (MindaNews / 28 April) – Three battalions from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were freshly deployed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Mindanao (BARMM) in line with efforts to ensure the conduct of peaceful
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) – Former North Cotabato governor Emmanuel Piñol on Tuesday called out Malacañang for “shaking up” the political situation in the Bangsamoro region by changing the regional government’s leadership, a development that also dismayed
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 23 October) – The Bangsamoro Parliament has adopted a resolution requesting the Senate and the House of Representatives to extend again the transition period from 2025 to 2028. Authored by Member of Parliament Engineer Baintan Ampatuan,
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 10 September) – The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) has received 21 new applications from members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In a statement on Monday, September 9, the NAC said that among those who
DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 24 June) — Thousands of members and supporters of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), attended their provincial general assembly here on
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.sternly warned on Monday those who are planning to threaten and derail thehistoric Bangsamoro parliamentary elections in 2025 that they will be dealt with accordingly. “Huwag nyo nang isipin
BARIRA, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 16 April) — Troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US Marine Corps conducted advanced rifle marksmanship training and immediate action drills at the 1st Marine Brigade Firing Range inside
DARAPANAN, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 30 March 2024) – The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) marked its 10th anniversary on Wednesday, March 27 with peace stakeholders gathering here to celebrate the first decade of implementing the peace
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 19 February) – From the island to the mainland, Sherhan Isa endured the long, backbreaking travel from Jolo, Sulu to be in solidarity with the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of the Moro
COTABATO CITY(MindaNews / 7 December) — The Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF), the armed wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has belied an intelligence report that two of its base commands are coddling local terrorists. In a statement
It is not true that 40,000 combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will be decommissioned in the fourth and final phase, contrary to a statement by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Governors’ Caucus (BGC). The
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 23 October) – Retired Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Teodosio of the Philippine Marines passed away Monday dawn due to a lingering illness in Taguig, Rizal, a family member said. He was 73. The tough-talking general
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July) – Peace advocates launched here Tuesday the “Principles for Peace” (P4P), an initiative that seeks to set a “new mechanism, standards and metrics to support and sustain efforts for a long-lasting peace in Mindanao.”
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 09 October 2022) – The chair of the Peace Implementing Panel of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is urging President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to fast-track the grant of amnesty to members who committed crimes punishable under
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 21 December) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has launched the “Salamat Award” in honor of the late Salamat Hashim, founding chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). BARMM Interior and Local
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 Sept) – The Bishops-Ulama Conference (BUC) will present the results of the consultations with stakeholders on the Mindanao peace process to President Rodrigo R. Duterte during its 20th anniversary at the Mergrande Ocean Resort on Monday. Retired
II. Standoff Not Necessary GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 13 Oct) — To end Part I of this series, we restated the AFP’s recapitulation of the three-week Zamboanga City standoff (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2013) as already over. And
Zamboanga City’s hard road to recovery from weeks of urban fighting between Muslim rebels and government troops has been delayed by heavy rains that shut down the city yesterday (Oct. 8), cancelling flights and closing schools. However long the recovery
