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14 mayors under watch – DDB

Philippines

In the face of the brewing political climate for the 2010 elections, law-enforcement agencies are surveilling 14 mayors included in a state watch list of people allegedly engaged in drug-related activities, according to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB).

DDB Chairperson Vicente Sotto III refused to name the 14 mayors but said seven of them are from [...]

When we say to ourselves “Tama na!” do we really have the strength and will power to really do it?

A reflection on the example of the late President Cory Aquino …

When we say to ourselves “Tama na!” do we really have the strength and will power to really do it? A reflection on the example of the late President Cory Aquino …

As I and my family gathered around the television since this morning to [...]

4th ID expects more surrender this year

The 4th Infantry Division accounted 34 New People’s Army rebels who surrendered. They were from the Sandatahang Yunit pang Propaganda (NPA organizers recruiters and propagandists) to regular NPA fighters and finest cadres. It was during the first quarter alone and it was an offshoot of the negotiation efforts by the 4ID and its subordinate units [...]

Suspected MILF rebels attacked two towns in Lanao del Norte

MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels attacked two towns in Lanao del Norte province early Monday, prompting police in nearby Iligan City to go on heightened alert.

Malaysia to withdraw peacekeepers from Mindanao

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will withdraw its peacekeepers from the southern Philippine region of Mindanao in September, the government said on Monday, dealing a blow to multinational efforts to secure peace in the troubled region.

Unarmed Malaysian soldiers have been in Mindanao since 2004 as part of an effort to end nearly 40 years of [...]