by magnolia_eic | Jul 20, 2010 | Headlines, National News
The Aquino administration is leaving no stones unturned to effectively address the conditions of the people in Central Mindanao, who were displaced because of fighting between government troops and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Q. Deles disclosed the government is drawing up a general framework aimed to facilitate the immediate return and rehabilitation of the thousands of families in the region.
This as Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Teresita Q. Deles disclosed authorities are also seeking help from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to deal with the situation.
Deles said the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPPAP) in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is committed “to address the matter as quickly as possible.” (PIA Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 9, 2010 | Headlines, National News
THE administration is expected to complete its new peace panel that will negotiate with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) within the month, said presidential adviser on the peace process Teresita Q. Deles.
She declined to identify the panel members since the process of selecting the candidates is ongoing.
The government, she said, would immediately communicate with the Malaysian peace process facilitator to schedule the first round of talks.
Before exiting, the Arroyo administration entered into a “continuing agreement” with the MILF through a six-point declaration that noted key issues such as the aspiration of Bangsamoro (Muslim nation) for self-rule, ancestral domain and political settlement.
Ms. Deles said the administration is reviewing agreements and the strategies of the past government in the talks.
In a statement, she said the administration is adopting a four-point strategy on solving insurgency: delivery of basic services, particularly education and health; economic reconstruction and sustainable development in Mindanao; strengthening of security sector reform, particularly in disbanding private armies; and good governance.
Ms. Deles said these strategies will also advance the peace process in the entire country. (PIA-Bohol)
by magnolia_eic | Mar 23, 2010 | Headlines, National News
FINALLY, a respite from the drought, which has hit areas in the country.
A tropical depression, which would bring in the rains has been spotted off the Pacific Ocean and is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Thursday, says the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Nathaniel Cruz, Pagasa deputy administrator, said the weather disturbance predicts that it would bring rains over the eastern sections of the Visayas and Mindanao.
While talking about the possibility of the depression swerving towards Japan, Pag-asa noted that the high pressure prevailing in the country could block the disturbance from moving to Japan.
Seemingly too, the country’s prayers have been answered, sources said as the Catholic bishops issued a circular letter to pray the Oratio Imperata, or a prayer calling divine intervention and ease the effects of the El Niño phenomenon, which has destroyed crops harvests.
by anyajulia | Sep 24, 2008 | Headlines, National News
MIHANGYO na ang mga opisyal sa Surigao del Norte ngadto sa mga embahadang langyaw nga itumbok sa ilang advisories ang mismong lugar nga dili paadtoan sa ilang mga tawo, ilabi na sa Mindanao.
Dili ang tibuok Mindanao ang may nagpadayong kagubot, matud ni Bokal Melba Garcia sa Surigao del Norte dungan sa usa ka pakighibani sa media atul sa pagbukas sa 14th Siargao International Surfing Cup.
Kini usab nga hangyo gidasonan sa Department of Tourism pinaagi ni Caraga Regional Director Letecia Tan, kinsa mipadayon sa pagbutyag nga dili makatarunganon nga ang mga lugar nga malinawon sa Mindanao ilakip sa travel ban.
Nini, naghinaut pa gihapon ang mga taga Mindanao, ilabi na kadtong wala malakip sa kagubot nga magpadayon ang pag-abot sa mga turista didto, bisan sa travel advisories nga naluwatan sa mga embahada. (rachiu/PIA)
by anyajulia | Sep 12, 2008 | Headlines, National News
Usa ka masusing imbestigasyon ang gimando sa Malakanyang kahabin sa pag-pamomba sa usa ka eroplano sa militar sa mga suspetsadong grupo sa MILF sa Mindanao. Sumala pa sa taho, unom ka sibilyan ang nanga-angol.
Matud pa ni Kalihim sa Prensa Jesus Dureza, tan-awon kon aduna bay “extreme need” o gikinahanglanon ba gyud ang pag-gamit ug kusog sa militar nga ila mang gi-labag ang “operational guidelines.”
Adunay “operational guidelines” nga gi-dili ang paggamit ug bomba ug dagkong kalibreng armas sa panahon sa Ramadad.
Kon gamiton man gani ang ing-ining kusog sa militar, gitu-ohan nga adunay “extreme need” nga nakita. Kon wala, ang palisiya nga dili mogamit og bomba maoy tumanon, apas sumpay ni Dureza.
Sumala sa pasi-unang taho migawas nga mipa-ulan ug bala ang grupong MILG lulan sa 10 ka pumpboats sa milabay nga abyon sa militar, gumikan nga kini mibalos.
Bisan pa sa maong taho, kinahanlan gihapong imbestigahan ug susihon kon adunay bay sayop nga nahimo sa militar o napugos lang ba sa maong sitwasyon. (PIA/Bohol)
