Posts Tagged ‘Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)’
Written by anyajulia on 28 November 2008
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo met with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and discussed on the on going peace process in Mindanao.
According to Press Secretary Jesus Dureza, President Arroyo informed Sec. Rice that the Philippine government is prepared to go back to the negotiating table with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
This, however, as soon as positive results are gathered from the ongoing consultations with stakeholders and affected communities in Mindanao.
The President explained the new paradigm of her administration in pursuing the peace talks with the MILF based on more authentic consultations and not dictated by any armed group.
She also expressed gratitude for the continuing US assistance in the Mindanao peace process
Dureza was confident that the ongoing consultations with the stakeholders as mandated under the new paradigm might be completed very soon so that government can address the immediate needs of the displaced families and affected communities in the south. (PIA/Bohol)
Tags: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), peace talks, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
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Written by anyajulia on 09 October 2008
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are getting support from the Muslim populace in conducting law enforcement operations against the lawless Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) led by Abdullah Macapaar alias Commander Bravo.
Major Benedicto Manquiquis, Commanding Officer of the 1st Civil Military Operations Unit, 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army said in a press briefing.
According to Manquiquis, some Muslims have volunteered to help the military in distributing the “wanted” leaflets of Commander Bravo. The materials show the bounty for those who can give information that that would lead to the capture of Bravo.
“This shows that even Bravo’s fellow Muslim brothers wants him to be captured soon,” he added.
The AFP officer also stressed that the identity of the informant will be kept a secret and the reward will be given when Bravo will be captured dead or alive. (PIA/Bohol)
Tags: Abdullah Macapaar, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Commander Bravo, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
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Written by anyajulia on 25 September 2008
IPADALA sa Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ang mga imbestigador ngadto sa Mindanao aron sutaon kon may kamatuoran bang ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) migamit sa mga batan-ong sundalo bisag supak sa international nga mga balaod sa tawhanong katungod.
Hinuon, si CHR Chairman Leila de Lima midugang nga nagpangita pa sila ug paagi nga ikapadangat kining hisgutanan sa mga lider sa MILF.
May mga nanggawas na nga television footages nga naghulagway sa mga bata nga naghupot ug mga armas samtang nagsul-ob sa uniporme sa MILF didto’s usa ka kampo sa MILF.
Subay sa international principles, ang paggamit sa mga bata supak sa child labor ug paglapas sa katungod sa kabataan, bisan pag ang mga bata mismo ang mitanyag sa ilang serbisyo, matud ni de Lima.
”Hinuon, himoon ang pagtuki sa paagi na isipon sa mga sakop sa MILF nga ang mga imbertigador sa CHR gikan sa usa ka independenteng bahan aron sila tahoron ug tabangan”, butyag ni de Lima. (rachiu/PIA)
Tags: Commission on Human Rights (CHR), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
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Written by anyajulia on 24 September 2008
Military authorities reported that firefight erupted anew between government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) led by Adbullah Macapaar alias Commander Bravo.
Col. Benito De Leon, 104th Infantry Brigade Commander based in Iligan City told the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Region 10 that the 32nd IB led by Lt. Col. Edwin Respecio, under the 104th IB, again engaged around 20 members of the lawless group in the town of Poona Piagapo , Lanao del Norte province in Mindanao .
De Leon said the battle lasted for 15 minutes with the enemy withdrawing into the deep forested areas.
The military recovered a bloodied FN FAL (Fusil Automatique Léger – Light Automatic Rifle), M203 grenade launcher tube, RPG (rocket propelled grenade) rounds, rifle grenade rounds, a damaged hand guard of an M16 rifle, assorted ammunitions and rebel uniforms..
De Leon said that the government troops suffered no fatality and their forces are currently scouring the area for enemy casualties, which are often retrieved by withdrawing rebels. (PIA/Bohol)
Tags: Military, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
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Written by anyajulia on 11 September 2008
SUKWAHI sa gikahadlokang pagkatap sa mga armas sa Mindanao kon tugotan ang mga police auxiliary units nga malakip sa kombate batok sa mga rebelde, giklaro ni Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno nga dili sila kon dili ang mga police recruits sa Mindanao nga naa pa sa Field Training Programs ang ikauban sa kagamhanan.
Sila karon ang prayoridad sa pagsumpo sa dugang kagubot nga itisok unya sa mga rebeldeng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), matud ni Puno atul sa usa ka workshop sa Mindanao.
Gani, butyag niya nga menosan na sa kapolisan ang pagpang recruit sa buot moboluntaryo kay anaa may dul-an sa usa ka libo ka mga gusto mag pulis nga nailawom na sa training.
Dugang pa niini, dili padalhon ug armas ang mga Civilian Volunteer Organizations (CVOs) kay ang ilang buhat adto na magtutok sa pagpahiuli sa mga lugar nga nangaguba sa milabayng mga kasamok. (rachiu/PIA)
Tags: Civilian Volunteer Organizations (CVOs), Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), PNP recruits
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Written by anyajulia on 05 September 2008
GIBUNGKAG ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang bahan nga una nang nakigsabot sa kalinaw tali sa mga Muslim nga sakop sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) aron hingusgan ang bag-ong palisiya sa kagamhanan.
Sagopon na sa kagamhanan ang tulo ka mga paagi: pag-dis-arma, pagbungkag sa katakus nga mga rebelde sa paglihok ug sa pagpahiuli nila sa mga komunidad.
Kini subay sa mandu sa Presidente human sa mga napalpak nga panagsabot sa kalinaw sa Mindanao.
Subay sa bag-ong palisiya, ang hisgutay sa kalinaw adto na itutok sa mga komunidad ug mga satakeholders aron dungang umolon uban sa kagamhanan ang bag-ong mapa nga agi-an sa proseso sa kalinaw, matud ni Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
Kini samtang usab giparepaso sa presidente kang Peace Adviser Hermogenes Esperon ang mga nahaunang palisiya sa proseso sa kalinaw sa Mindanao.
Ang resulta niini usa usab sa mga basehan sa bag-ong palisiya nga subayon sa kagamhanan. (rachiu/PIA)
Tags: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
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Written by anyajulia on 05 September 2008
MIPASIDAAN ang pangulo sa Joint Task Force Comet sa katawhan nga dili unta magpailad aron magpasakop sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Matud ni Commander Maj Gen Juancho Sabban, giilad sa MILF ang katawhan sa dihang ilang gisa-aran ang magpasakop sa MILF nga isukip sa Armadong Kusog sa Nasud.
Una na nga gikataho human sa gihugonhugon nga hisgutay sa kalinaw sa 2001 nga ang mga sakop unya sa MILF itipo sa Armadong Kusog human malagdai ang kasabutan kabahin sa Mindanao.
Gipangayuan usab ang matag kandidato sa dos mil ka pesos, agi ug sinudlan, Matud ni Maj. Sabban.
Matud niya, tataw na nga ang pagpang rekrut sa MILF aron palig-onon ang ilang kahugpungan sa milabayng mga tuig igo na nga timailhan nga tinuod ang nahaunang taho kabahin sa laraw niining batukan ang kagamhanan. (rachiu/PIA)
Tags: Joint Task Force Comet, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
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Written by anyajulia on 05 September 2008
GIKONDENA sa mga Maranao pinangulohan ni Lanao Del Sur Provincial Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong, Jr. ang pagpanghasi, pagpamataysa mga inosente ug paglumpag sa mga kabtangan sa mga rebeldeng sakop sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
Gipasabot ni Adiong nga ang salaud ni Commander Bravo ug iyang ginsakopan batok sa mga Kristiyanos sa Lanao del Norte dili iya sa Islam ug wala magpasabot nga may panagbangi tali sa mga Muslim ug Kristiyano.
Kini samtang iyang gidason nga panaghisgutay pa gihapon ug dili sumbohan sa armas ang solusyon sa dugay na nga pagpangitag identity sa mga Muslim kay niini, masugnoran pa hinuon ang sitwasyon.
Kini usab samtang gitambongan sa baga nga katawhan ang peace summit nga gi-rganisa sa Iligan City government ug sa Muslim-Christian Multi-Sectoral Movement for Peace and Development sa Mindanao. (rachiu/PIA)
Tags: Lanao Del Sur Provincial Governor Mamintal “Bombit” Adi, Maranao, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Muslim-Christian Multi-Sectoral Movement for Peace and
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Written by anyajulia on 03 September 2008
Lanao del Norte District II Congressman Abdullah “Bobby” Dimaporo blames the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the all-out offensive launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against some members of the MILF headed by Abdullah Macapaar alias Commander Bravo.
Dimaporo made the statement during the Peace Summit and Crafting of Peace Covenant in Iligan City on August 30.
The Congressman declared his support to the move of the government to disarm and demobilize the MILF before the peace negotiations with the group are resumed.
The fighting in Lanao del Norte has displaced some 173,804 people, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Region 10 said, but the government’s response has significantly eased the burden of the evacuees, he added.
Although Dimaporo believes that not all members of the armed group are criminals, he expressed support to the current manhunt operation against Commander Bravo and his followers for the atrocities they committed to the towns of Kolambugan and Kauswagan in Lanao del Norte. (PIA/Bohol)
Tags: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Congressman Abdullah “Bobby” Dimaporo, eace Summit and Crafting of Peace Covenant, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
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Written by anyajulia on 01 September 2008
Malacanang said that military operations against rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will continue during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Although Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita explained that the ceasefire in Mindanao remains in effect, the objective of the military pursuit operations, is to account for the renegade MILF members Commanders “Umbra Kato” and “Bravo” who had torched houses in a number of villages and killed several innocent civilians including children, women and the elderly.
Reiterating the government’s crackdown on the forces of Commanders Umbra Kato and Bravo, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that the rampage of lawless MILF elements calls for resolute military and police action.
The Chief Executive pointed out that the government has never deviated from the objectives of the peace process with the MILF, but that peace must be based on justice.
She said that the Bravo and Kato belonged to lawless groups that had been historically creating trouble before and during the government-MILF peace negotiations.
Under the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan starts on Sept. 1 and ends on Sept. 31 this year. (PIA/Bohol)
Tags: military operations, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), ommanders Umbra Kato and Bravo, Ramadan
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Written by anyajulia on 01 September 2008
Malacanang is eyeing the possibility of enlisting the help of United Kingdom through former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Sweden in the peace negotiations with the seccessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made this announcement saying that that the recent attacks by rogue MILF elements in North Cotabato, Saranggani and Lanao del Norte have highlighted the need to seek the assistance of various sectors, including the international community, in ending the decades-old conflict in Mindanao.
She said both Sweden and the United Kingdom, through Blair, have wide experiences in negotiations with rebel groups.
“Actually Tony Blair is willing to come to help us because he played a very strong part in the negotiations with Northern Ireland, while Sweden on the other hand is helping the Philippines in its disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation (DDR) efforts ” the President said.
According to the President, the government and the MILF peace panels should have more consultations, and “authentic dialogues with the people in the communities” in the affected areas.
“These dialogues with the communities will be centered on ending all forms of armed rebellion in the country,” Arroyo stressed.
By talking directly to the people, she said, “we aim to generate a national consensus against armed struggle as a means of achieving political and social change.” (PIA/Bohol)
Tags: former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Peace Negotiations, Sweden, United Kingdom
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