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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 4, 2008) – Four civilians were wounded in a series of military bombardment in the southern Philippines, where troops are battling Moro rebels after the peace talks collapsed in August.Another victi…
Groups Release Findings Of Humanitarian Mission In Southern Philippines
Monday, October 27th, 2008INITIAL FINDINGS OF THE NATIONAL INTERFAITH HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO NORTH COTABATO AND MAGUINDANAO.The situation in North Cotabato and Maguindanao has deteriorated since renewed fighting between government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (…
Body believed to be of missing UP students exhumed in Pangasinan
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008The female body believed to belong to one of the missing University of the Philippines students was exhumed Thursday in Labrador, Pangasinan for DNA examination.It was brothers Raymond and Reynaldo Manalo, who were allegedly abducted by the military on…
Davao City Council Members Under Threat
Saturday, October 11th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 11, 2008) – Three members of the Davao City Council are allegedly the target of assassinations in Mindanao, the official Philippine News Agency reported Saturday.It said Davao City Deputy Mayor Sara D…
Christians, Muslims Assert Peace Amid War Mongering: Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project
Thursday, September 25th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project / Sept. 25, 20080 - The prospect of serious renewed fighting breaking out in Mindanao after the end of Ramadan has got Christian and Muslim organizations trying to work out how best to help…
Rebels, Troops Clash Anew In Mindanao
Thursday, September 25th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 25, 2008) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels attacked a government patrol in the southern Philippines, sparking fresh clashes Thursday in the restive region, officials said.Major Armand Rico, …
Soldiers Rescue 2 Kids Kidnapped In South RP
Sunday, September 21st, 2008A photo released by the Philippine military show the two rescued children and their parents in Sulu province. SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 21, 2008) – Government soldiers rescued Sunday two children who were reported kidnapped in …
RP Troops Assault Mosque Where MILF Rebels Pray, Military Denies Accusations
Saturday, September 13th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 13, 2008) – Philippine troops attacked a mosque where rebels were praying in the restive region of Mindanao, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front said, but the army denied the accusations Saturda…
Extrajudicial Killings And The NPA
Thursday, September 11th, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Philippine Human Rights Reporting Project / September 11, 2008) - Whenever the subject of extrajudicial killings comes up in the media, roundtables or public events, the focus is typically on the role of the military, the security …
Mindanao War, The Battle For Propaganda
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 10, 2008) – Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines has become a battle ground, not only of skirmishes between Filipino troops and Moro rebels, but of their propaganda.Militant groups and…
MILF Rebels Pull Out From Occupied Mindanao Villages
Friday, August 8th, 2008Philippine military chief General Alexander Yano speaks to reporters on Friday, August 8, 2008 in Zamboanga City. Yano says Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels have begun pulling out from villages they illegally occupied in North Cotabato province. (M…
Police File Charges Vs Grenade Thrower In Southern Philippines
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 16, 2008) – Philippine police filed criminal charges against a man linked to a grenade attack that killed three people in the southern province of Compostela Valley.Police tagged Joel Avila, a tricycl…
NPA Rebels Accuse Soldiers As Behind Blast In Mindanao
Friday, July 4th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 4, 2008) – Philippine communist rebels on Friday accused government soldiers as behind a recent grenade attack that killed three people in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao.Rigoberto Sanchez, a s…
Prepare For Long Struggle For Freedom, MILF Tells Rebels
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 1, 2008) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front called on its members to prepare for a long struggle for freedom as rebel forces fought government troops in the southern Philippines.“The central leade…
MILF, AFP Fighting Stops In Mindanao
Thursday, June 26th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / June 26, 2008) – Fighting ceased on Thursday between government forces and Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines and both sides have blamed each other of breaking a seven-year old truce.The Moro Isl…
Father’s Day Letter To Abducted Dad: ABS-CBN
Sunday, June 15th, 2008To my missing father Leo,I wish I could personally greet you a Happy Father’s Day and give you a really big hug.But how can I? Ever since you were abducted, my only contact with you is in my dreams.Oh, how I wish I would see you and say “Happy Father’s…
Moro Human Rights Group Assails AFP Probe Of Sulu Massacre
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Muslims hold rally to demand justice for eight people killed by government soldiers in Sulu province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 28, 2008) – A Muslim human rights group on Wednesday accused the Phi…
Moro Human Rights Group Assails AFP Probe Of Sulu Massacre
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Muslims hold rally to demand justice for eight people killed by government soldiers in Sulu province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 28, 2008) – A Muslim human rights group on Wednesday accused the Phi…
Retiring RP Military Chief May Be Extended, Gets Strong Supports In Mindanao
Friday, January 25th, 2008Philippine military chief General Hermogenes Esperon answers questions from journalists Friday, January 25, 2008 in Zamboanga City after inspecting troops in Basilan and Sulu provinces. Troops in the southern Philippines and Sulu provincial officials l…
Dengue Fever Kills 75 In Malaysia: AFP
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007A worker from the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council dispenses mosquito poison using a fogging machine at a low-cost apartment complex in Ampang Jaya, Kuala Lumpur in 2005. Dengue fever has killed 75 people in Malaysia so far this year, local media reporte…
Thai PM Declares Victory In Referendum: AFP
Sunday, August 19th, 2007BANGKOK - Thailand’s army-installed government declared victory Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution and vowed to hold general elections by year’s end to restore democracy following last September’s coup.Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont claimed…
Pinas, Di Natinag Sa Pagtapyas Ng U.S. Military Aid
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 25 Jul) – Hindi natinag ang Department of National Defense (DND) at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa ulat na tatapyasan ng Estados Unidos ang tulong-pinansyal nito sa Pilipinas.Ayon sa proposal ng US State Departme…
RP Troops Surround MILF Lairs In Basilan Island
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007BASILAN ISLAND (Mindanao Examiner / 24 Jul) – Philippine troops have surrounded the lairs of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and were preparing to launch punitive actions against rebels who decapitated ten marine soldiers in Basilan island.The sold…
STATEMENT OF UNITY AND SOLIDARITY: A CALL FOR PEAC…
Monday, July 23rd, 2007STATEMENT OF UNITY AND SOLIDARITY:A CALL FOR PEACE, SOBRIETY AND RESTRAINTBismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Ta’ala Wabarakatuhu!When the Peace Talks was forged between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MIL…
After Threatening To Attack MILF Rebels In Basilan Island, Manila Now Appeals To Preserve Peace Talks
Monday, July 23rd, 2007BASILAN ISLAND (Mindanao Examiner / 23 Jul) – After threatening to attack Moro Islamic Liberation Front gunmen involved in the beheading of ten marine soldiers in the southern island of Basilan, Manila now said there is a need to preserve the peace t…
Muslim Missionary Decapitated In Southern Philippine Island
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007A hearse carrying the bodies of two marine soldiers killed by Abu Sayyaf militants tied to al-Qaeda terror network in Jolo island passes. Troops are pursuing Abu Sayyaf leaders and two Jemaah Islamiya Bali bombers Dulmatin and Umar Patek in Jolo island…
Palpak Na U.S. Mortar, Iimbestigahan Ng Marines
Friday, July 13th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 13 Jul) - Bubusisiin ng Philippine Marines ang naging pagpalpak ng ilang mortar na umano’y galing sa Estados Unidos habang nasa kasagsagan ng pakikipaggiyera sa mga miyembro ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa Basilan…
NPA Lang, Kayang-Kayang Umano Ng Armed Forces!
Thursday, June 28th, 2007QUEZON CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 28 Jun) – Nagmamalaki ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa kakayanan nitong madurog ang rebeldeng New People’s Army (NPA) kahit na hindi tulungan ng Estados Unidos sa anti-insurgency campaign nito.Kumpyansang …
U.S. Pacom Chief Keating Braves Abu Sayyaf Heartland In Southern Philippines
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007U.S. Pacific Command Chief Admiral Timothy Keating and U.S. Ambassador Kristie Kenney in the former mountain hideout of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group during a surprised visit to the extremists’ hotbed of Patikul, on the island province of Jolo …
AFP, Bulag Pa Rin Sa 3 Heneral Na Whistle-Blower!
Monday, June 25th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 25 Jun) – Bulag pa rin ang liderato ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sa mga sinasabing heneral na handang tumulong at magbigay ng mga ebidensya kay Senator-elect Antonio Trillanes IV upang idiin ang militar sa uman…
Fr Bossi, Wala Pa Rin Balita!
Saturday, June 23rd, 2007Ang larawan ito ay mula sa blog site ng Pontifical Institute of Foreign Mission sa Pilipinas at sa orihinal na litrato ay nakasaad ang panagalan: Father Giancarlo Bossi. Ito kaya ay si Fr Bossi? Nakalubog pa sa putikan ang kanyang mga paa at isang M16…
Heneral, Opisyal Sabit Sa Bigong Coup, Hindi Palalayain!
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 20 Jun) – Malabong mapalaya ang mga heneral at iba pang opisyal ng militar na sangkot sa bigong planong kudeta noong Pebrero 2006 matapos na tanggihan ito mismo ni Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Hermo…
AFP Handa Ng Bitiwan Si Trillanes
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Ang pasasalamat ni failed coup leader at ngayon ay senator-elect Antonio Trillanes na makikita sa website ng Magdalo Para Pagbabago. QUEZON CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 20 Jun)- Handa na ang liderato ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na alisin ang …
Walang Loyalty Check Sa Mga Sundalo: AFP
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007QUEZON CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 19 Jun) – Wala umaning balak ang liderato ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na magsagawa ng loyalty check sa hanay nito kasunod ng sinasabing pagkatig ng dalawang heneral sa hirit ni Senator Antonio Trillanes I…
AFP, Nagmamatigas Pa Rin Kay Senador Trillanes
Sunday, June 17th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 17 Jun) – Nagmatigas ang Armed Forces na hindi nito papayagan si detained Senator Antonio Trillanes na makadalo sa mga pagdinig at sesyon ng Mataas na Kapulungan.Sinabi ni Lt. Col. Jose Feliciano Loi na kung ang pagbabatay…
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