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Posted: June 19th, 2013 in Editor's Pick,Editorial,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Amando Doronila
Talks resumed between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last week to try to break the impasse over the establishment of an autonomous Bangsamoro homeland in Mindanao.
Posted: December 10th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Editor's Pick,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
We do not know how many people were able to view President Benigno Aquino III’s dramatic Sunday afternoon announcement of the peace breakthrough, but there was one set of viewers in particular who watched the broadcast with the keenest attention: The peace negotiators of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, gathered in one [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2012 in Editor's Pick,Editorial | Read More »
By Conrado de Quiros
The glowing praises are richly deserved. After a protracted internecine war, one that has brought untold suffering on Muslim Mindanao, there’s real hope the war may finally end. Over the weekend, Aquino announced an agreement to forge a Bangsamoro state. “The ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) is a failed experiment,” he said. “Many of [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Editor's Pick,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Randy David
The “Framework agreement” jointly drawn by the negotiating panels of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is a significant advance in the protracted quest for peace in Muslim Mindanao. But, even as we bank on the inherent infectiousness of peace agreements, we should be wary about expecting too much too soon. The agreement, [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Kristian Herbolzheimer and Emma Leslie
Today the Philippines is making the international news headlines, and not for yet another natural disaster, a new episode of tensions with China, or an ambush by the Abu Sayyaf. The Philippines is about to settle one of the most protracted armed conflicts in the world. And the world is taking note. Be prepared. International [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
By Rina Jimenez-David
When he was still a senator and a member of the then opposition, President Benigno Aquino III recalled, he took part in a protest march against graft and corruption where he found himself marching beside Teresita “Ging” Deles. “I noticed that she was dragging her feet, and I asked her if she was not feeling [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2012 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
The parties agree to the following principles, which shall further guide discussions on the substantive agenda of the negotiations. This preliminary list does not contain all points so far agreed upon and does not preclude future agreements on other key points.
Posted: May 5th, 2012 in Inquirer Opinion,Talk of the Town | Read More »
By Rina Jimenez-David
That was quite a mouthful Sen. Chiz Escudero unleashed against presidential adviser on the peace process Teresita “Ging” Deles, and by extension, on the P-Noy administration’s peace policy.
Posted: October 30th, 2011 in Columnists,Columns,Featured Columns,Featured Headline,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
The latest word on the ongoing peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is that the Muslim rebels have rejected a proposal by the government peace panel to offer them a system it calls “genuine autonomy.” This the MILF views as substantially falling short of its demand for a “substate” [...]
Posted: August 25th, 2011 in Columns,Editorial,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
We take a different view from those who condemn the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for its perceived inability to rein in Kumander Umra Kato and his lawless forces. We subscribe to the popular belief that the members of this ragtag group have already dissociated themselves from the MILF given the fact that they now [...]
Posted: August 25th, 2011 in Inquirer Opinion,Letters to the Editor | Read More »
By Michael L. Tan
The word “rebelde” has become generic in the Philippines and can refer to the members of any of several groups that have taken up arms to fight the government. While armed encounters between the rebels and government have dropped in recent months, perhaps because of ongoing peace talks, the situation is still one of simmering [...]
Posted: August 24th, 2011 in Columnists,Columns,Inquirer Opinion | Read More »
