DAVAO CITY – Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal defended the suspension of the decommissioning process of their combatants and weapons, saying that the move was to preserve the gains of the peace process. In a statement, Iqbal said that even as the MILF temporarily...
DAVAO CITY – Peace advocacy groups from Mindanao have urged the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to resolve the issues that stalled the decommissioning process of Moro combatants. This recent development could bring uncertainty on the gains of the peace process in the...
Malacañang said it intends to seek deeper talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) after it suspended the decommissioning of its remaining combatants and weapons. "Makikipag-usap po ng mas masinsinan, para po mas maging maganda ang resulta (We will engage them in deeper talks to...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) expressed regret after the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) decided to postpone the final phase of the decommissioning of its combatants and firearms. In a statement released Thursday, July 31, OPAPRU Office for...
PAGASA The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has officially retired eight tropical cyclone names, including Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, due to their destructive impact on the country last year. PAGASA Administrator Nathaniel T. Servando...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) said on Tuesday, Feb. 20, that it will not condone any anomaly in the implementation of the distribution of cash assistance for former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). "This government shall...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., on Tuesday, February 6 refuted Senator Raffy Tulfo’s allegations there is corruption in the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) decommissioning process, saying he is ready to prove it. Tulfo, during the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security,...
DUBAI, UAE – Ayala-led ACEN Corporation is batting for viable ‘replacement cash flow’ that will satisfy its shareholders on the planned accelerated retirement of its 246-megawatt South Luzon Thermal Energy Corp (SLTEC) coal plant. In an interview at the COP28 side events, ACEN President and...
Energy firms that have gas-fired power fleets are now advancing their plea for ‘international funding mechanism’ that will underpin eventual actions to be taken on the decommissioning of their generating facilities. During the 4 th Philippine Environment Summit, First Gen Chairman and CEO...
What happened to the decommissioning of weapons in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)? Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (center) (Facebook) House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman had this question in mind amid the spate of violent...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Jacinto, Mirasol, and Opong will replace the names of 2021’s destructive cyclones Jolina, Maring, and Odette, respectively, based on a list released by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The State weather...
After being delayed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the national government will officially kick-off Monday, Nov. 8, the third phase of the decommissioning program of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces and their weapons as part of the normalization process in the...
