Tag: Mindanao

Indigenous people ask Congress to pass BBL

QUEZON City, Philippines, April 22 (Eagle News) — A group of indigenous people from Mindanao asked the Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), adding that said law is the only way to solve the peace problem in Mindanao, not only for the Muslims but for the indigenous people as well. They also asked the Congress to pass all the provisions in the BBL, especially the one which provides for tribal universities which will […]

Philippine Navy holds football for peace

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy hosted a friendly soccer game with 200 children from Mindanao attending. Called “Football for Peace”, said event aims to spread the message of peace and hope to the children of Mindanao. (Eagle News Service, Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos with a report from Onin Miranda)

OIC pushes for successful implementation of peace deal in Mindanao

QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pushing for the successful implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro  (CAB) which had earlier been signed by representatives of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This was conveyed on Monday by OIC Secretary General  Iyad Ameen Madani as he continued his five-day visit to the Philippines to push forward the peace agreement and the autonomous […]

Country to have mostly fair weather today – PAGASA

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated light rains today March 27, the country’s weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Visayas will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms. Meanwhile, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (CALABARZON), Bicol Region and the provinces of Mindoro, Romblon and Marinduque will experience cloudy skies with […]

Peace Agreement, “No need for the senate’s approval” – Jaafar

An official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) yesterday said that the MILF peace agreement between the governments need not be approved by the senate. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chairman Ghazali Jaafar said in an interview yesterday that the approval of the peace deal is not essential. “Ang uri ng kasunduan na nilagdaan ng MILF at pamahalaan ay isang excecutive agreement at hindi treaty,” Jaafar said. This is his reaction to the […]