Nov
13
2007
Rep. Wahab Akbar, 2 others killed in Batasan bomb blast.
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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun (To Allah We Belong And To Him We Shall Return).
This past days for me is really disturbing. From COMELEC to Congress? Who’s next? Senate? Hope they beef up more the security and the intelligence [...]
Nov
01
2007
My friend Teng is inviting everyone to be join him for the launching of the book - Children of the Ever-Changing Moon at SM City Davao.
Finally it will be launch to the public. It was scheduled last August 29 but was postponed. Join us this coming Nov. 29, 5pm at National Bookstore, SM Davao City.
The [...]
Oct
22
2007
Curious about what the Tausugs of this generation? is there a Tausug Gagandilan left in this generation?
Tausug is amongst the bravest specimen in the history of humanity along with the Spartans, Vietnamese and Gurkhas.
Tausug is one of the 13th tribes that composes Bangsamoro or Moro Nation. I’m curious about the Tausug since we have different [...]
Oct
07
2007
The 2nd International Ramadan Fair is the first of its kind event that would bring together Muslims and Non-Muslims to showcase the beauty of Islamic culture particularly the great virtue of the month of Ramadan. The fair hopes to provide a venue to broaden understanding and perspective on various Muslim cultures and the tenets of [...]
Oct
03
2007
Teng just join youtube bandwagon and uploaded his first film House under the Crescent Moon (2000), Best Video Documentary winner at the 15th Gawad CCP para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video.
‘House under the Crescent Moon‘ is Gutierrez Mangansakan II’s prizewinning first film. It won Best Documentary at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Prize for [...]
Aug
15
2007
The speech below is famous amongst us Moro people. This speech that awakens the prides of the Moro people that after this speech the moros fights under the leadership of Sultan Kudarat, a significant history that unites the Moro people to fight against the spaniards. A moment in the history of the Bangsamoro that proves [...]
Jul
29
2007
Ten years ago, on 21 July 1997, the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signed an Agreement for General Cessation of Hostilities in Cagayan de Oro City. We welcome such moved with great enthusiasm, optimism and hope that finally the young republic of the Philippines and the Bangsamoro people will have [...]
Jul
23
2007
Below is a statement issued by the collective leadership of the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society on the impending confrontation between the AFP and the MILF in Basilan and, possibly in other parts of Mindanao.
We would appreciate it if you could disseminate this to all your e-groups, mailinglist and blogs.
STATEMENT OF UNITY AND SOLIDARITY:
A CALL [...]
Jul
23
2007
Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society
Regional Management Committee (RMC)
Sibugay Region
Pagadian City
Statement Re: Mutilation of Marine Soldiers
July 17, 2007
The Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS) vehemently condemns the mutilation of the 10 dead bodies of marine soldiers in Basilan on July 11, 2007 by suspected Moro rebel groups. The beheading of corpses done in retaliation for the [...]
Jul
23
2007
The Basilan Encounter: Was It Provoked To Scuttle The Mindanao Peace Process And Foment Another All-Out War?
1. Rehearsing the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement between the MILF and the GRP
MILF-GRP Tripoli Agreement on Peace of 2001
Security
Rehabilitation and Development
Ancestral Domain
1. a. Security Aspect of the MILF-GRP Tripoli Agreement on Peace
All Past Agreements of the Parties shall be [...]
Jul
19
2007
MINDANAO PEACEWEAVERS
July 19, 2007
Basilan today poses the biggest threat to the GRP-MILF ceasefire agreement since it was redeclared in July 2003. The decapitation of the dead bodies of the Marines and an Imam last July 10 deserves the strongest condemnation of all peace loving peoples. The implications of even one such dastardly act spells the [...]
Jul
08
2007
Heres the post in Mindanao Blog about BEDCo or BEDGo scam. just check the link for more details.
I really want to write about this stuff since the past years theres many queries about this bogus organization. Hope this organized crime will be put to stop and the victims will be compensated.
Mar
25
2007
Ilang dekada na ang lumipas sa paghahanap ng mapayapang solusyon sa Mindanao. Ni isa sa mga eto ay di nakatugon sa problema ng Mindanao at mga Moro. Binigay na preskripsyon ang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) para matapos ang pinaglalabang pagsasarili ngunit hindi eto ang tamang gamut sa problema ng Mindanao. Ang walang katapusang [...]
Mar
20
2007
The Right to Self-determination
Abhoud Syed M. Lingga
Executive Director, Institute of Bangsamoro Studies
Q - What is the right to self-determination?
A – Right to self-determination is the right of peoples to
freely determine their political status; and
freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development
Feb
28
2007
Young Moro Professionals Network (YMPN) based in Mindanao will have an Assembly this coming March 3, 2007 at 8-12 pm at Lauremar Beach Resort, Opol, Misamis Oriental.
YMPN is a global network of like-minded individuals who believe in the power of volunteerism and information-sharing. We have conducted programs that have impacted on the national psyche and [...]
Feb
18
2007
The feeling of having distinct identity and culture reinforces the political consciousness of being separate from the Filipinos. Historical documents show that the Bangsamoro people have distinct identity. This was the reason why the US organized the Moro Province as a separate administrative unit to administer the Bangsamoro territories.
The Mindanao Independent Movement (MIM) manifesto asserts [...]
Feb
18
2007
DEMOCRATIC APPROACH TO PURSUE THE BANGSAMORO PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION
Abhoud Syed M. Lingga
Chairman
Bangsamoro People’s Consultative Assembly
Email: moroassembly at yahoo . com
The Bangsamoro, as people with distinct identity and common culture, and with long history of political independence in the same territory they presently occupy, continuously assert their right to freedom [...]