Bangsamoro

Duterte likely to eliminate Abu Sayyaf after group mocks him, kills hostage

Edit Asia Times 16 Jun 2016

Rodrigo R. Duterte. The campaign Enduring Freedom, a global war launched against terrorism after the September 11 twin tower attack in New York, saw the arrival of some 1,300 US military troops in Philippines to a warm welcome ... The U.S ... Jesus Dureza, who will become the chief government negotiator, said ASG and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters will have to face the full force of the law for their terror and criminal acts....

Drop the Sabah Claim; Focus on the Bangsamoro Agreement

Edit GlobalResearch 30 May 2016

According to media reports, President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines would be staking a fresh claim on Sabah. He recognises Sabah as a Sulu Sultanate territory. It is a recognition that has been challenged by various quarters including the Malaysian… ... ....

Malaysia optimistic on tabling of Bangsamoro Basic Law

Edit Topix 26 May 2016

MALAYSIA is optimistic that the process of tabling the Bangsamoro Basic Law can be continued by the new Philippines administration. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican said Rodrigo Duterte's win in the presidential election could open a new chapter in Malaysia-Philippines bilateral ties and continue the process of tabling the BBL for passing by Congress ... ....

Meiring, murder, subversion, and treason: Duterte’s beef with US

Edit Asia Times 20 May 2016

Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesperson recently stated that the coolness between Duterte and the U.S ... But that’s just the tip of a big, bloody iceberg ... agent engaged in local skulduggery ... But a former C.I.A ... Among the documents found in the box was an “officer” identification card of the Moro National Liberation Front’s Bangsamoro Armed Forces, bearing Meiring’s name, photograph and September 17, 1935 as date of birth....

‘Manila imperialism’ to end as Duterte hires Mindanaoans to run the country

Edit Asia Times 18 May 2016

Over decades, Philippine senators, who were supposed to focus on national issues, had fallen into the trap of treating Metro Manila issues as national issues ... MINDANAO, Philippines–For the first time in Philippines’ political history, key cabinet positions will go to leaders from backward Mindanao ... Jaafar is pushing for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to create an Islamic sub government in the Southern Phiippines....

Philippine terror group sets June deadline to kill foreigner

Edit Stars and Stripes 16 May 2016

The Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf has threatened to execute one of two foreign hostages on June 13 unless a ransom worth 600 million pesos ($13 million) is paid ... Last month Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded John Ridsdel, another Canadian kidnapped in the same raid ... The peace pact reached with the main militant group provides a road map for a new autonomous entity called Bangsamoro, whose structure would be defined by Congress ...   ... ....

Philippines: Duterte has soft and hard approaches to tackle militancy

Edit Asia Times 16 May 2016

MINDANAO, Philippines—As Mindanaoans hail the first President-elect from their region, many hope to see the end of insurgency that has been plaguing Southern Philippines for the past 40 years. Abu Sayyaf militants patrol in the jungles of Basilan province in Mindanao region ... Many are now awaiting to see how his administration deals with the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) ... Noel T....

PH Ambassador to UN Highlights Filipino Women’s Key Role in Peace (Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines)

Edit Public Technologies 13 May 2016

(Source. Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines). 13 May 2016 - Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Lourdes O ... '[The Comprehensive Peace Agreement on the Bangsamoro] is also historic because it is the first agreement of its kind in the world to bear the signature of a woman as Chief Negotiator and the signatures of a total of three women, including one Muslim woman ... END ... (noodl....

Nascent peace deal at risk amid Philippines' political uncertainty

Edit The Guardian 09 May 2016

The deal envisaged an autonomous entity, known as the Bangsamoro, in the predominantly Muslim Mindanao region of the southern Philippines. But opposition from nationalist, conservative and Catholic factions in the Philippines congress, which intensified after a shootout in MILF territory in January last year in which 44 policemen died, has delayed ratification of key legislation known as the Bangsamoro basic law....

The Delegation of the European Union of the European Union to the Philippines marks its 25 years in the Philippines on 5 May (Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016

Last December 2015, the European Union Delegation to the Philippines launched a new programme in support of the peace process and is providing € 5.5 m (Php 275 million) to allow for a smooth transition and to create conditions for the establishment of the autonomous region of the Bangsamoro and the election of its government....

Candidate Responses to the Questionnaire (HRW - Human Rights Watch)

Edit Public Technologies 02 May 2016

(Source. HRW - Human Rights Watch) ... 1 ... Roxas. ... Santiago. ... In 2009, three important laws were passed ... 2 ... 83, which created the National Task Force for the Disbandment of the Private Armed Groups in the Areas of the Proposed Bangsamoro Region and the Adjacent Regions IX and XII ... But in the long term, our goal is to achieve true and lasting peace, especially in Mindanao through the establishment of a progressive and inclusive Bangsamoro region....

A peace deal hangs in the balance

Edit IRINnews 28 Apr 2016

Amolay’s Philippine Army unit hadn’t been able to capture a single member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) since arriving on 5 February to guard the dredging project in Datu Salibo, an impoverished municipality in Maguindanao Province ... In 2014, the MILF signed an agreement to instead create an autonomous region to be known as Bangsamoro ... It will be up to the next government to enact the Bangsamoro Basic Law....

A peace deal hangs in the balance in the Philippines