MNLF-NorthCot says it won’t snub polls

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/13 May) — A top official of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in North Cotabato has assured the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and other authorities the group… »

ADVOCACY MINDANOW: The Sabah Affair

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 February) — I was shaken a bit when I learned that a group loyal to the Kiram family of Sulu publicly announced their intentions of pushing for… »

THE PHILSOUTH LINE: Fighting for honor… and blood

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/04 Feb) — It is a tragic time in some areas in Sulu, among warring groups of the Moro National Liberation Front and the Abu Sayyaf Group and… »

Sema: “harmonize” MNLF, MILF peace agreements

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/26 October)  – The peace agreements entered into  by the Philippine government with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) must… »

Nur brings Bangsamoro cause to OIC again; OIC appeals for MNLF, MILF unity

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 October) – From Davao City to the OIC. Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chair NurMisuari vowed on Sunday to bring to the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation… »

MNLF Summit

MNLF SUMMIT, A Moro woman holds a flaglet of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) during their 17th “Grand Summit Gathering” on Sunday, October 21 at the Crocodile Park in… »

Misuari on Bangsamoro territory: “five tiny provinces”

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 October) – From a makeshift stage at the Crocodile Park here, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chair Nur Misuari, introduced by the emcee as “President of the… »

ADVOCACY MindaNOW: Don’t disparage Nur Misuari

DAVAO CITY (MIndaNews/21 October) — As I wrote this column yesterday, thousands of MNLF (Moro National Liberation Front) followers started flocking to the popular Crocodile Park outside the Davao City… »

OIC a no-show in GPH-MILF talks

KUALA LUMPUR (MindaNews/29 April) —  The Office of the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was a no-show as an observer in the April 24 talks between… »

At least 50 top ARMM posts up for grabs as Senate votes to postpone Aug. 8 polls

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07 June) –  At least 50 major positions in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will be vacated when the term of office of elected and appointed officials… »

Lone survivor of Jabidah Massacre dies in vehicular accident

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 February) –  Jibin Arula survived a hail of bullets and became an instant celebrity as the lone survivor of the Jabidah Massacre on March 18, 1968.  He… »

Gov. Mendoza keeps hands-off policy on MNLF-MILF conflict in Kabacan

KABACAN, North Cotabato (MindaNews/11 February) – The provincial government of Cotabato will not intervene in the land dispute that has triggered clashes between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and… »

Sema denies allegations he’s behind trader’s abduction

KIDAPAWAN CITY  (MindaNews/05 February) – Cotabato City Vice Mayor Muslimin Sema has denied allegations he was behind the January 8 kidnapping of a Filipino-Chinese trader there. The victim, 54-year-old Adin… »

ARMM vows to support resumption of GRP-MILF talks

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/07 December) – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is supporting moves for the resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation… »

ARMM Peace Summit begins

COTABATO CITY  (MindaNews/20 September) -  The two-day peace summit that begins Monday afternoon, is aimed “at helping come up with a paradigm for peace and development thrusts that may serve… »

Q and A with Jibin Arula: 41 years after the Jabidah Massacre (4)

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 March) – As his fellow trainees to his right and left were felled by the hail of bullets, Jibin Arula started running but about four meters away, fell off a cliff (later measured to be about 18 meters high), held on to what he could hold on to and rolled down as gunshots followed him.

Q and A with Jibin Arula: 41years after the Jabidah Massacre (3)

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 March) – Life seemed better for the trainees after the interception of their written petition to Malacanang and the visit of Col. Eduardo Martelino on March 3, 1968. Food, a major complaint, had improved, prompting someone to joke that those who died on the electric chair were usually treated to good food. They laughed.

Q and A with Jibin Arula: 41years after the Jabidah Massacre (2)

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 March) – When they left Simunul, Sulu for Corregidor evening of December 30, 1967, Jibin Arula says there were “around 150” of them who were “Bangsa Muslim.”

Q and A with Jibin Arula: 41 years after the Jabidah Massacre (1)

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/15 March) – “Wala na akong narinig na nakatawag nanay, nakatawag ng Diyos, wala akong narining sa labing-isang kasama ko. .. ako pang-anim sa katapusan, halos kalagitnaan ako eh. Wala akong narinig na nakatawag sa nanay o sa Diyos. Tumba sila lahat. Pagtingin ko kaliwa’t kanan, natumba sila, duguan” (I didn’t hear anyone call his mother or God. I heard nothing from my 11 companions. I was the sixth, in the middle of the line-up. They all fell When I looked to my left and right, they had all fallen. Bloodied).

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