ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city government, police, and the military gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Freedom Fighters Memorial here to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Zamboanga Siege. Mayor Khymer Olaso led officials during the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the heroes who lost their lives...
Brighter days await 100 members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as they received new houses from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU), a milestone in the government’s continuing peace and reintegration efforts in Mindanao. In a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 100 former Moro National Liberation Front combatants have received housing units in line with the government’s Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Modified Shelter Assistance Program (MSAP) during turnover ceremonies in Barangay Taguisian, Mabuhay municipality,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A top Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) commander was killed in an ambush in Barangay Cusipan, Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte on Wednesday, July 30. The victim was identified as Asbirin Naing Kalahuddin, 68, leader of Snake Camp Muran and resident of Barangay Cusipan. Police...
To kickstart their transition, 650 members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have undergone profiling to become eligible for socio-economic support through the Transformation Program jointly implemented by the national government and the MNLF. The first batch, composed of 480 MNLF...
A total of 2,772 former rebels from different parts of the country have filed amnesty applications with the National Amnesty Commission (NAC) through the local amnesty boards (LABs), government data showed Friday, May 23. The NAC reported that 1,858 former members of the Communist Party of the...
Benhur Abalos (left, standing) (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate Benhur Abalos can't help but beam with pride whenever he thinks about the hundreds of former rebels who are now working in...
A total of 2,424 amnesty applications from former rebels have already been received and processed by the National Amnesty Commission (NAC), a year after the government started accepting requests for the abolition of their criminal liabilities for past political offenses. As of March 7, the NAC has...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) denounced Sunday, March 2, the “disinformation” being sowed by an alleged Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) officer involving the recruitment of former rebels into...
Former rebels, law enforcers, and local government officials attend a summit for rebel-returnees in Davao City on July 11, 2024. (Photo: National Amnesty Commission) The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) announced Wednesday, Feb. 26, that it has received and processed 127 amnesty applications...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the conviction of Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari in two graft charges over the ghost purchase of information technology (IT) educational materials worth P77.26 million when he was governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim...
President Marcos assured that his administration is committed to attain lasting peace and development in southern Philippines and the whole country by carrying out all signed peace agreements with various rebel groups. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the opening of the...
