DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/30 November) — The National Democratic Front (NDF) in Mindanao urged peace advocates in the island to convince the Aquino government not to ”dilly-dally” on the resumption of peace talks with the communist-led rebel group and with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Jorge ”Ka Oris” Madlos, spokesperson of NDFP-Mindanao, said in a statement [...]

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 November) –  ”Responsive and responsible governance: Key to peace, development and sustainability” is the theme of this year’s Mindanao Week of Peace (MWOP). The annual Mindanao Week of Peace (MWOP), the 12th since 1999,  is held from the last Thursday of November to the first Wednesday of December. This year it is celebrated [...]

DAVAO CITY (20 November 2010) —  The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) on Friday conferred on MindaNews the  ”Ateneo Peace Award”  for “making a marked difference in Journalism and Public Information in the country.” The university also conferred on the Archdiocese of Zamboanga the Archbishop Luis V. Del Rosario SJ, DD Award, the Pro Deo [...]

ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/19 Nov) — A non-government organization specializing in peace building and resource management in this city will celebrate the Mindanao Week of Peace by showing independent films on stories that relate to community-based peace efforts documented in a number of towns in Lanao del Norte after experiencing a series of wars in the [...]