COTABATO CITY – After a series of public consultations for the proposed Bangsamoro Electoral Code, the Committee on Rules held its last leg of consultations with stakeholders in Lanao del Sur.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
BARMM urged to speed up Covid vaccination
COTABATO CITY – Kusug Tausug Rep. Shernee Tambut has urged Muslims in the Bangsamoro autonomous region to get inoculated against Covid-19 after citing reports that the region is far behind in the government’s mass vaccination program.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
First Duterte crushed Marawi, now he is ignoring it
SIX MONTHS after the end of the 2017 battle of Marawi in the southern Philippines, residents were allowed into ground zero for just a few hours to retrieve whatever they could of their possessions destroyed in the five months of fighting and bombing. But they could not return, until today, to their ruined lakeside city, to pick up the pieces of their lives.
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Murad turns to Duterte after Sulu rejects term extension
AFTER FAILING to get the support of all the governors in the Muslim autonomous region to extend his term and the interim Bangsamoro government for another three years, Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim now turned to President Rodrigo Duterte and recently flew to meet him in Davao City.
Friday, March 13, 2020
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Troops clash with BIFF, recover IEDs
COTABATO – Government troops have recovered
two improvised explosives and weapons left behind by pro-ISIS fighters
following a series of clashes in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao,
officials announced Wednesday.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
BARMM Murad’s followers facing murder charges killed in clash with cops
COTABATO CITY – Police forces killed 3 followers of Minister Murad Ebrahim of the Muslim autonomous region in a firefight Thursday in Lanao del Sur province that also wounded 6 people, the military’s Western Mindanao Command said.
It said the policemen were sent to arrest members of Ebrahim’s Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebel group who were accused of murder when attacked by gunmen in Madamba town.
More rebels engaged the police forces in a gun battle in the villages of Tabaran and Illian. Four policemen and two civilians were wounded in the clashes, the Western Mindanao Command said.
“Three MILF elements with warrants of arrest for murder were slain during the law enforcement operations conducted by the Philippine National Police in the villages of Illian and Tabaran, all in Madamba in Lanao del Sur at 10 a.m. today. The PNP troops were to serve warrants of arrest when they engaged in a firefight with MILF elements led by a certain Abu Hanif.”
“Four PNP personnel and two civilians were wounded in the encounter, based on information received from army units in the area. They are now recuperating in the hospital,” the military said.
Ebrahim’s group signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014 and the rebel leader became the chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao following a plebiscite early this year. He did not release and statement on the killing of the 3 rebels. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Hataman, Murad and Galvez meet for smooth Bangsamoro transition
COTABATO CITY – Governor Mujiv Hataman, of the Muslim autonomous region met with Moro Islamic Liberation Front chieftain Murad Ebrahim, and Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez have assured a smooth transition of the ARMM to the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao following the ratification of the law that created the new regional government.
Hataman said he hopes for an autonomy that makes full use of good governance to make a positive impact on the lives of the region’s constituents. “We must put a premium on the welfare of our people and ensure open and transparent governance if we are to build a lasting peace that benefits all,” he said.
The trio recently met and discussed important matters ahead of the formal transition. Hataman also highlighted the importance of the meeting and said: "It was a fruitful meeting, we discussed substantial steps on how to go about the transition from ARMM to BARMM’s Bangsamoro Transition Authority.”
The meeting, he said, ensured the next steps of a historic transition, where the new autonomous political entity BARMM will replace the 29-year-old ARMM. The change ensures that the region will be more autonomous in nature as well as fiscally independent, all changes which will benefit the people.
Currently, the ARMM has its own unitary government, the BARMM will be parliamentary-democratic and this gives it the power to enact their own laws, which will hugely benefit the people. And while the ARMM depended on approval from Congress for the region’s budget, the new autonomous government will have a budget automatically allocated from the annual block grant, amounting to 5% of the net national internal revenue.
Through this historic meeting, Hataman, Murad, and Galvez are facilitating matters so that the transition from ARMM to BARMM can be a conducive and productive one. (Bureau of Public Information)
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Monday, January 21, 2019
Bangsamoro plebiscite 'peaceful' despite grenade attacks, harassment of voters
COTABATO CITY – Grenade attacks, harassment and intimidation marred Monday Bangsamoro plebiscite in the Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines.
A grenade exploded outside the house of a judge in Cotabato City in Maguindanao province, and another was lobbed, but did not go off on the roof.
Reports said the judge was allegedly a known critic of the Bangsamoro Organic Law or BOL, but police said the attack which occurred ahead of the referendum may also be connected to his work.
And a third grenade in front of a polling precinct was also detonated by soldiers in Cotabato, whose mayor, Cynthia Sayadi, led residents in opposing the city’s inclusion to the proposed Bangsamoro region which would be run by the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF if the new organic law is ratified.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but authorities are holding a member of the MILF Mohalidin Usman after he was linked to the deadly New Year’s Eve bombing outside the South Seas Mall in Cotabato.
He was arrested inside the compound Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit in Cotabato City on January 18. The 25-year old man, according to authorities, is a member of the pro-ISIS group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which broke away with the MILF. Usman’s family denied all the accusations against the suspected bomber.
Several men, believed to be illegal or so-called “flying” voters, were also mauled outside a polling area in Cotabato after being caught by vigilant residents trying to cast their votes. At least 5 dozen teachers also did not report for election duty after receiving cell phone messages threatening them with harm should they go to work.
Murad Ebrahim, the MILF chieftain, cast his vote at the Simuay Junction Central Elementary School in Darapanan in Maguindanao’s Sultan Kudarat town, a stronghold of the rebel group. Supporters took turns in shaking his hands as they greeted him, who arrived with a group of bodyguards.
The 71-year old rebel leader said it was his first time to vote and that he was happy and enthusiastic. “As a revolutionary, we are prepared for whatever scenario, as long as the democratic processes is conducted in good manner, without intimidation, without cheating, we are determine to accept whatever is the result (of the plebiscite).”
“Now if when and if BOL will not be ratified, then we will continue to struggle until the (peace) agreement is implemented. It is the duty of the government to implement the agreement. We are only a partner, but the main responsibility is with the government, they have to implement the agreement,” Ebrahim said.
Cotabato City, along with Isabela City in Basilan province; and Sulu and North Cotabato provinces strongly opposed to be part of the new Bangsamoro region.
In Isabela City, a pregnant woman sought police help after a man grabbed her ballot and tore it to pieces inside a polling precinct. She said the man was angered by her rejection of the BOL. The still unidentified man escaped after the incident.
Referendum in Sulu’s 19 municipalities were peaceful, according to authorities, saying, there were no untoward incidents.
Sulu Governor Toto filed a petition with the Supreme Court questioning the legality and constitutionality of the organic law. And the Philippine Constitution Association or PHILCONSA filed also filed a separate petition with the Supreme Court to declare the organic law as unconstitutional, null and void.
Both petitions questioned the creation of a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region or BAR to replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao which is composed of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao.
Constitutional framers argued the 1987 Constitution only recognizes one autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao. The creation of a Bangsamoro political entity is contrary to the Constitution which created only provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays, and autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao and the Cordilleras, according to PHILCONSA.
“When R.A. 11054 abolished the ARMM and created the BARMM, a new and distinct territorial and political subdivision in lieu thereof, without first amending the Constitution, respondent’s legislative and executive departments violated and/or amended Sec. 1, Art. X of the Constitution, without jurisdiction or authority, with grave abuse of discretion tantamount to lack of and/or in excess of jurisdictions.”
“The legislative and the executive departments, creations of the Constitution, must observe and stand beside the Constitution and not act above, defy or supplant it,” PHILCONSA said.
Rey Sumalipao, election regional director, said the conduct of the plebiscite is peaceful. “The plebiscite is peaceful, it is really peaceful,” he said.
Salvador Panelo, the Presidential spokesman, said Duterte would respect whatever the result of the plebiscite will be. “The President would respect whatever decision the public makes during the plebiscite and comply with the sovereign voice of the people in Mindanao.”
“We are hopeful that the BOL, which would pave the way for a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, would be ratified. The President has already urged the voters to vote yes for peace and development in Mindanao,” he said.
The Commission on Elections said the total number of registered voters in the ARMM plebiscite is 1,980,441 and 71,124 in Isabela City, and 113,751 in Cotabato City. Another referendum is set on February 6 for Lanao del Sur with 352,494 registered voters and North Cotabato with 286,867 voters.
Plebiscite updates were not available on the website of the poll body. The website https://www.comelec.gov.ph/ cannot be accessed as of press time. It was unclear if it was hacked or not, but it showed a notice, saying, “Web server is down.”
The plebiscite is a result of the March 2014 interim peace deal between the MILF and Manila. The rebel group vowed to surrender a third of its huge weapons stockpiles if the organic law is ratified.
Rebel forces have tripled if not doubled due to its massive recruitment in the South taking advantage of the peace talks with the Filipino government at the time of then President Benigno Aquino and now President Rodrigo Duterte.
It now boasts of heavy armaments, including anti-aircraft machine guns, B40 anti-tank rockets, mortars and assorted high-powered rifles, and an army of civilian supporters, many of them counting on the prospects of better life with the new Bangsamoro region under the MILF rule.
For his part, Ebrahim said the decommissioning of weapons is part of the accord and vowed to implement it. “The decommissioning process is part of the agreement and as part of agreement, we are bound to implement our side. And we assure the people and the government that once the process will be implemented as a condition for the decommissioning then we will immediately undergo decommissioning (process). Our fighters are already well aware of this and they have expressed their full support for the decommissioning process,” he said.
Ebrahim’s group originally was part of the Moro National Liberation Front under Nur Misuari, but broke away in the late 1970s, and fought the democratic government for the establishment of a separate Muslim homeland.
Misuari eventually signed a peace agreement with Manila in September 1996 and after the accord agreement was signed, he became the governor of the Muslim autonomous region. But despite the peace accord, there was a widespread disillusionment with the weak autonomy they were granted.
Under the peace agreement, Manila would have to provide a mini-Marshal Plan to spur economic development in Muslim areas in the south and livelihood and housing assistance to tens of thousands of former rebels to uplift their poor living standards.
In 2001, Misuari’s loyal forces and former rebels who joined the Philippine Army following the September 1996 peace accord, attacked a key military base in Jolo town and civilian targets in Zamboanga City in an effort to stop the government from calling an election in the ARMM.
Misuari then escaped by boat to Malaysia, where he had been arrested and deported to the Philippines and was eventually pardoned and released by then President Gloria Arroyo in exchange for MNLF support to her election bid as well as her allies in the Senate and Congress in 2004. He also ran thrice for governor in Sulu even while under detention, but lost miserably.
Now, when Duterte became president, he ordered police and military not to arrest Misuari – his friend and political ally – saying he would talk peace with the MNLF, and even invited the former Libyan firebrand in the Presidential Palace to talk about peace. (Mindanao Examiner)
A grenade exploded outside the house of a judge in Cotabato City in Maguindanao province, and another was lobbed, but did not go off on the roof.
Reports said the judge was allegedly a known critic of the Bangsamoro Organic Law or BOL, but police said the attack which occurred ahead of the referendum may also be connected to his work.
And a third grenade in front of a polling precinct was also detonated by soldiers in Cotabato, whose mayor, Cynthia Sayadi, led residents in opposing the city’s inclusion to the proposed Bangsamoro region which would be run by the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF if the new organic law is ratified.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but authorities are holding a member of the MILF Mohalidin Usman after he was linked to the deadly New Year’s Eve bombing outside the South Seas Mall in Cotabato.
He was arrested inside the compound Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao during President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit in Cotabato City on January 18. The 25-year old man, according to authorities, is a member of the pro-ISIS group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which broke away with the MILF. Usman’s family denied all the accusations against the suspected bomber.
Several men, believed to be illegal or so-called “flying” voters, were also mauled outside a polling area in Cotabato after being caught by vigilant residents trying to cast their votes. At least 5 dozen teachers also did not report for election duty after receiving cell phone messages threatening them with harm should they go to work.
Murad Ebrahim
The 71-year old rebel leader said it was his first time to vote and that he was happy and enthusiastic. “As a revolutionary, we are prepared for whatever scenario, as long as the democratic processes is conducted in good manner, without intimidation, without cheating, we are determine to accept whatever is the result (of the plebiscite).”
“Now if when and if BOL will not be ratified, then we will continue to struggle until the (peace) agreement is implemented. It is the duty of the government to implement the agreement. We are only a partner, but the main responsibility is with the government, they have to implement the agreement,” Ebrahim said.
NO TO BOL
In Isabela City, a pregnant woman sought police help after a man grabbed her ballot and tore it to pieces inside a polling precinct. She said the man was angered by her rejection of the BOL. The still unidentified man escaped after the incident.
Referendum in Sulu’s 19 municipalities were peaceful, according to authorities, saying, there were no untoward incidents.
Sulu Governor Toto filed a petition with the Supreme Court questioning the legality and constitutionality of the organic law. And the Philippine Constitution Association or PHILCONSA filed also filed a separate petition with the Supreme Court to declare the organic law as unconstitutional, null and void.
Both petitions questioned the creation of a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region or BAR to replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao which is composed of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao.
Constitutional framers argued the 1987 Constitution only recognizes one autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao. The creation of a Bangsamoro political entity is contrary to the Constitution which created only provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays, and autonomous regions in Muslim Mindanao and the Cordilleras, according to PHILCONSA.
“When R.A. 11054 abolished the ARMM and created the BARMM, a new and distinct territorial and political subdivision in lieu thereof, without first amending the Constitution, respondent’s legislative and executive departments violated and/or amended Sec. 1, Art. X of the Constitution, without jurisdiction or authority, with grave abuse of discretion tantamount to lack of and/or in excess of jurisdictions.”
“The legislative and the executive departments, creations of the Constitution, must observe and stand beside the Constitution and not act above, defy or supplant it,” PHILCONSA said.
Peaceful, Respect Outcome
Salvador Panelo, the Presidential spokesman, said Duterte would respect whatever the result of the plebiscite will be. “The President would respect whatever decision the public makes during the plebiscite and comply with the sovereign voice of the people in Mindanao.”
“We are hopeful that the BOL, which would pave the way for a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, would be ratified. The President has already urged the voters to vote yes for peace and development in Mindanao,” he said.
The Commission on Elections said the total number of registered voters in the ARMM plebiscite is 1,980,441 and 71,124 in Isabela City, and 113,751 in Cotabato City. Another referendum is set on February 6 for Lanao del Sur with 352,494 registered voters and North Cotabato with 286,867 voters.
Plebiscite updates were not available on the website of the poll body. The website https://www.comelec.gov.ph/ cannot be accessed as of press time. It was unclear if it was hacked or not, but it showed a notice, saying, “Web server is down.”
MILF
Rebel forces have tripled if not doubled due to its massive recruitment in the South taking advantage of the peace talks with the Filipino government at the time of then President Benigno Aquino and now President Rodrigo Duterte.
It now boasts of heavy armaments, including anti-aircraft machine guns, B40 anti-tank rockets, mortars and assorted high-powered rifles, and an army of civilian supporters, many of them counting on the prospects of better life with the new Bangsamoro region under the MILF rule.
For his part, Ebrahim said the decommissioning of weapons is part of the accord and vowed to implement it. “The decommissioning process is part of the agreement and as part of agreement, we are bound to implement our side. And we assure the people and the government that once the process will be implemented as a condition for the decommissioning then we will immediately undergo decommissioning (process). Our fighters are already well aware of this and they have expressed their full support for the decommissioning process,” he said.
MNLF
Misuari eventually signed a peace agreement with Manila in September 1996 and after the accord agreement was signed, he became the governor of the Muslim autonomous region. But despite the peace accord, there was a widespread disillusionment with the weak autonomy they were granted.
Under the peace agreement, Manila would have to provide a mini-Marshal Plan to spur economic development in Muslim areas in the south and livelihood and housing assistance to tens of thousands of former rebels to uplift their poor living standards.
In 2001, Misuari’s loyal forces and former rebels who joined the Philippine Army following the September 1996 peace accord, attacked a key military base in Jolo town and civilian targets in Zamboanga City in an effort to stop the government from calling an election in the ARMM.
Misuari then escaped by boat to Malaysia, where he had been arrested and deported to the Philippines and was eventually pardoned and released by then President Gloria Arroyo in exchange for MNLF support to her election bid as well as her allies in the Senate and Congress in 2004. He also ran thrice for governor in Sulu even while under detention, but lost miserably.
Now, when Duterte became president, he ordered police and military not to arrest Misuari – his friend and political ally – saying he would talk peace with the MNLF, and even invited the former Libyan firebrand in the Presidential Palace to talk about peace. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Sunday, January 6, 2019
Mindanao, bantay-sarado kontra terorismo
COTABATO CITY - Nasa mahigpit na pagbabantay ngayon ng militar at pulisya ang buong Mindanao matapos ng madugong pambobomba kamakailan lamang sa Cotabato City na ikinamatay ng 2 katao at pagkasugat ng 47 iba pa.
Habang papalapit ang referendum para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law na siyang isinisulong ng rebeldeng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ay lalong tumataas ang tensyon sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) dahil sa mga lugar na ayaw mapasama sa proposed Bangsamoro autonomous region.
Kabilang ang Cotabato City, Isabela City at Sulu sa mga pumapalag kontra sa Bangsamoro autonomous region na sinasabing pamumunuan ng MILF na halos mga tribong Maguindanaoan. Bantay-sarado ang buong Cotabato, Isabela at Sulu ngayon, maging ang Zamboanga City ay nasa mahigpit na siguridad matapos itong i-utos ni Mayor Beng Climaco dahil sa pambobomba nitong New Year’s Eve sa labas ng South Seas Mall sa Cotabato.
Agad naman isinisi ng militar sa Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters at Dawlah Islamiya na pawang mga pro-ISIS groups ang nasabing atake. Hindi naman mabatid kung bakit pumalya ang militar at pulisya na mapigilan ang atake gayun nasa extended martial law ang buong Mindanao dahil sa banta ng terorismo.
Ngunit sinisipat rin kung may kinalaman dito ang mga hard core members ng MILF dahil sa pagmamatigas ni Cotabato Mayor Frances Cynthia Sayadi na mapasama ang lungsod sa Bangsamoro autonomous region kung magwawagi ito sa referendum nitong buwan at sa Pebrero.
Kalat na rin diumano sa Cotabato ang mga negosyo diumano ni MILF chieftain Murad Ebrahim at iba pang mga lider ng rebeldeng grupo na lumagda ng interim peace accord sa pamahalaan noong 2014 kung kaya’t ganoon na lamang ang nais ng mga ito na mapasama sa panukalang rehiyon ang lungsod. Sinabi naman ni Murad na ang atake ay posibleng nakatuon sa paninira sa BOL.
Ang pambobomba ay kinondena ni ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman at tinawag nitong “terrorist act” ang atake.
“We are irrevocably grieved about the casualties incurred, thoroughly condemn this act, and call for a thorough investigation. We need to make sure acts like these never happen again, and that the perpetrator is brought to justice.” “We urge investigators and all civilians to not be caught up in the chaos surrounding this terrorist act. We cannot afford to be divisive at this moment. Only by melding together can we bring about peace and justice,” ani Hataman.
Maging si Sayadi ay tinawag itong “terrorism and evil”. “We will stand up against terrorism. We will fight against evil,” wika ni Sayadi. “This is not just another terroristic act, but an act against humanity. I cannot fathom how such evil exists in this time of merry making of our fellow Cotabatenios. It is unimaginable how some people can start the New Year with an act of cruelty but no matter how you threaten us, the people of Cotabato City are resilient and we are stronger than how you think we are,” dagdag pa nito. Wala pa rin umako sa atake.
Noong Agosto 2013 ay isang car bomb rin ang pinasabog sa kahabaan ng Sinsuat Avenue sa Cotabato City na ikinamatay ng 8 katao at pagkasugat ng mahigit s 40 iba pa. (Mindanao Examiner.)
Habang papalapit ang referendum para sa Bangsamoro Organic Law na siyang isinisulong ng rebeldeng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ay lalong tumataas ang tensyon sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) dahil sa mga lugar na ayaw mapasama sa proposed Bangsamoro autonomous region.
Kabilang ang Cotabato City, Isabela City at Sulu sa mga pumapalag kontra sa Bangsamoro autonomous region na sinasabing pamumunuan ng MILF na halos mga tribong Maguindanaoan. Bantay-sarado ang buong Cotabato, Isabela at Sulu ngayon, maging ang Zamboanga City ay nasa mahigpit na siguridad matapos itong i-utos ni Mayor Beng Climaco dahil sa pambobomba nitong New Year’s Eve sa labas ng South Seas Mall sa Cotabato.
Agad naman isinisi ng militar sa Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters at Dawlah Islamiya na pawang mga pro-ISIS groups ang nasabing atake. Hindi naman mabatid kung bakit pumalya ang militar at pulisya na mapigilan ang atake gayun nasa extended martial law ang buong Mindanao dahil sa banta ng terorismo.
Ngunit sinisipat rin kung may kinalaman dito ang mga hard core members ng MILF dahil sa pagmamatigas ni Cotabato Mayor Frances Cynthia Sayadi na mapasama ang lungsod sa Bangsamoro autonomous region kung magwawagi ito sa referendum nitong buwan at sa Pebrero.
Kalat na rin diumano sa Cotabato ang mga negosyo diumano ni MILF chieftain Murad Ebrahim at iba pang mga lider ng rebeldeng grupo na lumagda ng interim peace accord sa pamahalaan noong 2014 kung kaya’t ganoon na lamang ang nais ng mga ito na mapasama sa panukalang rehiyon ang lungsod. Sinabi naman ni Murad na ang atake ay posibleng nakatuon sa paninira sa BOL.
Ang pambobomba ay kinondena ni ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman at tinawag nitong “terrorist act” ang atake.
“We are irrevocably grieved about the casualties incurred, thoroughly condemn this act, and call for a thorough investigation. We need to make sure acts like these never happen again, and that the perpetrator is brought to justice.” “We urge investigators and all civilians to not be caught up in the chaos surrounding this terrorist act. We cannot afford to be divisive at this moment. Only by melding together can we bring about peace and justice,” ani Hataman.
Maging si Sayadi ay tinawag itong “terrorism and evil”. “We will stand up against terrorism. We will fight against evil,” wika ni Sayadi. “This is not just another terroristic act, but an act against humanity. I cannot fathom how such evil exists in this time of merry making of our fellow Cotabatenios. It is unimaginable how some people can start the New Year with an act of cruelty but no matter how you threaten us, the people of Cotabato City are resilient and we are stronger than how you think we are,” dagdag pa nito. Wala pa rin umako sa atake.
Noong Agosto 2013 ay isang car bomb rin ang pinasabog sa kahabaan ng Sinsuat Avenue sa Cotabato City na ikinamatay ng 8 katao at pagkasugat ng mahigit s 40 iba pa. (Mindanao Examiner.)
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Monday, December 31, 2018
Casualties in deadly Cotabato bombing rise
COTABATO CITY – The number of casualties in the deadly New Year’s Eve bombing in southern Philippines has risen to 47 and security officials have quickly blamed pro-ISIS militants for the attack.
Gov. Mujiv Hataman, of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said 2 people were killed and 45 more injured when a bomb went off outside the South Seas Mall in the busy business district of Cotabato City.
“Forty-five people are injured, with 2 dead as of this writing,” Hataman said late Monday, condemning the attack and calling it a “terrorist act.”
“We are irrevocably grieved about the casualties incurred, thoroughly condemn this act, and call for a thorough investigation. We need to make sure acts like these never happen again, and that the perpetrator is brought to justice.”
“We urge investigators and all civilians to not be caught up in the chaos surrounding this terrorist act. We cannot afford to be divisive at this moment. Only by melding together can we bring about peace and justice,” he said.
Hataman also joined other leaders in offering prayers for the families of those who perished and wounded in the bombing.
“We are united in praying for the families and their loved ones who have passed away, as well as those who have been injured and their families. Evil acts like these will be punished in this world and the next, while all good deeds will be rewarded,” he said.
The bomb was believed planted on a motorcycle taxi parked outside the mall where people gathered to buy gifts for the New Year’s celebration.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the bombing occurred just as residents were opposing the inclusion of Cotabato to the proposed Bangsamoro autonomous region under the rule of the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The MILF, which signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014, has been campaigning hard in Cotabato for the ratification of the controversial Bangsamoro Organic Law which - if approved in a referendum in January and February – would replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Mayor Frances Cynthia Sayadi has strongly condemned the bombing and calling it terrorism and evil. “We will stand up against terrorism. We will fight against evil,” she said.
“This is not just another terroristic act, but an act against humanity. I cannot fathom how such evil exists in this time of merry making of our fellow Cotabatenios,” Sayadi said.
“It is unimaginable how some people can start the New Year with an act of cruelty but no matter how you threaten us, the people of Cotabato City are resilient and we are stronger than how you think we are,” she added.
In August 2013, a car bomb also exploded along Sinsuat Avenue in Cotabato City and killed at least 8 people and left more than 40 others wounded. (Mindanao Examiner)
Gov. Mujiv Hataman, of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said 2 people were killed and 45 more injured when a bomb went off outside the South Seas Mall in the busy business district of Cotabato City.
“Forty-five people are injured, with 2 dead as of this writing,” Hataman said late Monday, condemning the attack and calling it a “terrorist act.”
“We are irrevocably grieved about the casualties incurred, thoroughly condemn this act, and call for a thorough investigation. We need to make sure acts like these never happen again, and that the perpetrator is brought to justice.”
“We urge investigators and all civilians to not be caught up in the chaos surrounding this terrorist act. We cannot afford to be divisive at this moment. Only by melding together can we bring about peace and justice,” he said.
Hataman also joined other leaders in offering prayers for the families of those who perished and wounded in the bombing.
“We are united in praying for the families and their loved ones who have passed away, as well as those who have been injured and their families. Evil acts like these will be punished in this world and the next, while all good deeds will be rewarded,” he said.
The bomb was believed planted on a motorcycle taxi parked outside the mall where people gathered to buy gifts for the New Year’s celebration.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the bombing occurred just as residents were opposing the inclusion of Cotabato to the proposed Bangsamoro autonomous region under the rule of the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The MILF, which signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014, has been campaigning hard in Cotabato for the ratification of the controversial Bangsamoro Organic Law which - if approved in a referendum in January and February – would replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Mayor Frances Cynthia Sayadi has strongly condemned the bombing and calling it terrorism and evil. “We will stand up against terrorism. We will fight against evil,” she said.
“This is not just another terroristic act, but an act against humanity. I cannot fathom how such evil exists in this time of merry making of our fellow Cotabatenios,” Sayadi said.
“It is unimaginable how some people can start the New Year with an act of cruelty but no matter how you threaten us, the people of Cotabato City are resilient and we are stronger than how you think we are,” she added.
In August 2013, a car bomb also exploded along Sinsuat Avenue in Cotabato City and killed at least 8 people and left more than 40 others wounded. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Saturday, December 29, 2018
Ambushed soldiers alive, says Philippine Army
COTABATO CITY – The Philippine Army said 2 soldiers who were ambushed in the southern Cotabato City survived the attack, although seriously wounded.
The 6th Infantry Division said the duo Private First Class Nerwin Delfin and Michael Haudar, who are members of the 37th Infantry Battalion, were attacked Friday while travelling on a motorcycle along Sinsuat Avenue. Delfin is in critical condition and other reports said he died in the hospital.
Photo of soldiers from the Facebook account of Mujahid Bin-muhammad.
Their unit is deployed in Maguindanao province. Witnesses said motorcycle gunmen attacked the duo without warning. The ambush occurred despite an extended martial law in the troubled region. But gun attacks here are not uncommon.
Photos of the soldiers slumped on the road were circulated on Facebook. The clarification of the army came out late and after media reports, quoting various sources, claimed the two soldiers were slain in the attack.
It was unknown if the killings were perpetrated by rebels or pro-ISIS militants fighting for a separate state in Mindanao where President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law since last year following a deadly siege by militants in Marawi City.
The murders occurred ahead of the referendum next month of the controversial Bangsamoro Organic Law which. If ratified, it would replace the current Muslim autonomous region and would be ruled by the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front which signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014. (With a report from Rhoderick Beñez.)
The 6th Infantry Division said the duo Private First Class Nerwin Delfin and Michael Haudar, who are members of the 37th Infantry Battalion, were attacked Friday while travelling on a motorcycle along Sinsuat Avenue. Delfin is in critical condition and other reports said he died in the hospital.
Photo of soldiers from the Facebook account of Mujahid Bin-muhammad. Their unit is deployed in Maguindanao province. Witnesses said motorcycle gunmen attacked the duo without warning. The ambush occurred despite an extended martial law in the troubled region. But gun attacks here are not uncommon.
Photos of the soldiers slumped on the road were circulated on Facebook. The clarification of the army came out late and after media reports, quoting various sources, claimed the two soldiers were slain in the attack.
It was unknown if the killings were perpetrated by rebels or pro-ISIS militants fighting for a separate state in Mindanao where President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law since last year following a deadly siege by militants in Marawi City.
The murders occurred ahead of the referendum next month of the controversial Bangsamoro Organic Law which. If ratified, it would replace the current Muslim autonomous region and would be ruled by the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front which signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014. (With a report from Rhoderick Beñez.)
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
ARMM guv delivers final address
COTABATO CITY - Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Muslim autonomous region - in his final State of the Region Address - has thanked Wednesday former President Benigno Aquino for giving him the opportunity the opportunity to serve Bangsamoro.
Hataman said it was Aquino who chose him to lead the troubled region in 2012 and after nearly 7 years, he introduced reform and guided it to become one of the most progressive areas in the country in terms of investments. "I shall be forever grateful to you," he said in his speech in front of a huge crowd outside his office.
Hataman, who emotional throughout his speech, had to pause several times to wipe his tears and drank water to clear his throat. His voice cracked many times as he tried to recompose himself and continue his speech.
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| Gov. Mujiv Hataman during his State of the Region Address on Wednesday at the compound of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in Cotabato City. (Mindanao Examiner) |
At the end of the speech, Hataman humbly asked for forgiveness to all those who did not like how he ran the regional government. And added all the achievements of the regional government is for the welfare of the Bangsamoro.
Hataman appealed to the next leaders of the Bangsamoro region to continue what has been done for the benefit of the people and as reminder and memories of those who work hard for it.
He also mentioned President Rodrigo Duterte and thanked him for supporting the proposed establishment of the Bangsamo autonomous region that will replace the current Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or ARMM.
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| A man distributes stickers and fans with photos of senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu during the State of the Region Address Wednesday by ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman. (Mindanao Examiner) |
ARMM is composed of the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao. Residents there are set to ratify next month the Bangsamoro Organic Law which was passed by Congress and approved by Duterte.
While Hataman was speaking, a man started distributing sticker and fans with photos of senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu, who was also at the event together with his brothers Toto Mangudadatu, who is the governor of Maguindanao; and regional gubernatorial bet Jong Mangudadatu. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Pro-ISIS militants shoot 2 military drones in South
COTABATO CITY – Pro-ISIS militants shot a pair of military drones hovering near their encampment where security forces battled a huge group of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters or BIFF in southern Philippines.
The military has confirmed that two of its drones deployed in the troubled province of Maguindanao were both shot by militants, but it did not elaborate on the extent of damage suffered by the air crafts.
Soldiers fired several rounds of howitzer on suspected BIFF encampment in Ampatuan town as troops advanced to capture the remote area in Salman village from the militant group, blamed by authorities for terrorism and spate of attacks on civilians and military in Maguindanao and nearby provinces.
Sporadic fighting erupted on Tuesday and continued until the next day after troops were dispatched in the town where BIFF gunmen had converged and were suspected of preparing to launch offensives against security forces, and probably targeting police and military posts in Maguindanao, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from both sides, but raw military intelligence reports suggest that there had been a sizeable number of militants either killed or wounded in the battle.
The fierce fighting coincided with the surrender of many pro-ISIS militants in Maguindanao, a known stronghold of the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF which signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014.
It was unknown whether any member of the MILF took part or fought alongside BIFF, a brake away faction of the rebel group which is campaigning for an autonomous region in the mineral-rich, but volatile Mindanao. The BIFF pledged allegiance to ISIS and has been fighting for the establishment of a caliphate in the South. (Mindanao Examiner)
The military has confirmed that two of its drones deployed in the troubled province of Maguindanao were both shot by militants, but it did not elaborate on the extent of damage suffered by the air crafts.
Soldiers fired several rounds of howitzer on suspected BIFF encampment in Ampatuan town as troops advanced to capture the remote area in Salman village from the militant group, blamed by authorities for terrorism and spate of attacks on civilians and military in Maguindanao and nearby provinces.
Sporadic fighting erupted on Tuesday and continued until the next day after troops were dispatched in the town where BIFF gunmen had converged and were suspected of preparing to launch offensives against security forces, and probably targeting police and military posts in Maguindanao, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region.
There were no immediate reports of casualties from both sides, but raw military intelligence reports suggest that there had been a sizeable number of militants either killed or wounded in the battle.
The fierce fighting coincided with the surrender of many pro-ISIS militants in Maguindanao, a known stronghold of the rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front or MILF which signed an interim peace deal with Manila in 2014.
It was unknown whether any member of the MILF took part or fought alongside BIFF, a brake away faction of the rebel group which is campaigning for an autonomous region in the mineral-rich, but volatile Mindanao. The BIFF pledged allegiance to ISIS and has been fighting for the establishment of a caliphate in the South. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Monday, December 3, 2018
Book on Bangsamoro narratives launched in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A prolific writer and author Amir Mawallil has launched his new book entitled “A Constant Retelling – Exploring the Bangsamoro Narratives” in a well-attended event held at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University here.
The weekend launching of the book was graced by Filipino Jesuit priest Karel San Juan, who is the president of the Ateneo de Zamboanga; and human rights advocate and noted lawyer Laisa Alamia, who is the Executive Secretary and concurrent Social Welfare Secretary of the Muslim autonomous region.
The book about Bangsamoro, which literally means Muslim nation, contains the repositories of a community’s identities, histories, nations. And Mawallil said the narratives in the book speak with eloquence of the Bangsamoro aspirations as a people.
In his speech, Mawallil thanked all those who supported him, particularly the Ateneo de Zamboanga University for allowing him to bring the book and narratives of the Bangsamoro to the public consciousness.
He said the book is collection of concrete narratives of the Bangsamoro. It documents their language of resistance against the hegemony of the Filipino nationalist discourse. “It does this for its own survival, the Bangsa or nation, through language that binds the community together. This, too, is part of the many histories that make up the set of narratives that imbue the history of the Philippines as a nation. I am hopeful that this book will help build the kind of peace in Mindanao that our people need, that this contribution, small as it is, will be the seed of many good things,” he said.
The Bangsamoro narrative, according to the author, is built with the “blood and tears” of its people. “You can revise words, but you cannot revise lives, or the experiences that ran through those lives as surely as our blood flows in our veins and our tears flow as a people. This collection taken from the Bangsamoro narratives is a testament to the victories we have won together in the struggle for self-determination. It is my way of documenting each history that should never be forgotten, for they hold valuable learning - the kind only experience and remembrance can teach,” Mawallil, who is a Tausug or native of Sulu province, said.
“This book is not about me as the author. It is not even just about a certain ethno-linguistic group called the Tausug, Meranaw or Maguindanaoan. Rather it is about the blood, sweat, tears and struggle of those who came before all of us. It is about a nation coming into its own, a people coming up to the light after a very dark night, so that we may move forward and become the nation we all dream of,” he added.
Father San Juan praised Mawallil for the launching of the book which has already sold many copies since its official launching October 26 at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. (Mindanao Examiner)
The weekend launching of the book was graced by Filipino Jesuit priest Karel San Juan, who is the president of the Ateneo de Zamboanga; and human rights advocate and noted lawyer Laisa Alamia, who is the Executive Secretary and concurrent Social Welfare Secretary of the Muslim autonomous region.
Author Amir Mawallil launches book - A Constant Retelling – Exploring the Bangsamoro Narratives - in Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner Photo)
In his speech, Mawallil thanked all those who supported him, particularly the Ateneo de Zamboanga University for allowing him to bring the book and narratives of the Bangsamoro to the public consciousness.
He said the book is collection of concrete narratives of the Bangsamoro. It documents their language of resistance against the hegemony of the Filipino nationalist discourse. “It does this for its own survival, the Bangsa or nation, through language that binds the community together. This, too, is part of the many histories that make up the set of narratives that imbue the history of the Philippines as a nation. I am hopeful that this book will help build the kind of peace in Mindanao that our people need, that this contribution, small as it is, will be the seed of many good things,” he said.
The Bangsamoro narrative, according to the author, is built with the “blood and tears” of its people. “You can revise words, but you cannot revise lives, or the experiences that ran through those lives as surely as our blood flows in our veins and our tears flow as a people. This collection taken from the Bangsamoro narratives is a testament to the victories we have won together in the struggle for self-determination. It is my way of documenting each history that should never be forgotten, for they hold valuable learning - the kind only experience and remembrance can teach,” Mawallil, who is a Tausug or native of Sulu province, said.
“This book is not about me as the author. It is not even just about a certain ethno-linguistic group called the Tausug, Meranaw or Maguindanaoan. Rather it is about the blood, sweat, tears and struggle of those who came before all of us. It is about a nation coming into its own, a people coming up to the light after a very dark night, so that we may move forward and become the nation we all dream of,” he added.
Father San Juan praised Mawallil for the launching of the book which has already sold many copies since its official launching October 26 at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. (Mindanao Examiner)
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