Renegade leader Ameril Umra Kato is nurturing hopes for a peaceful dialogue as “still his best option” to resolve political differences between him and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). “I still prefer to talk with Hadji Murad,” Kato said in Filipino by phone on Friday after the MILF stated … Continue reading
Slow-moving Typhoon Nanmadol remained dangerous today despite weakening as it struck the tip of the mountainous northern Philippines, leaving at least eight people dead and scuttling a visit by a US Navy battleship group, officials said. Taiwan issued sea and land warnings and planned to evacuate about 3,700 people in … Continue reading
Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu narrowly survived a roadside bomb attack that killed one person and injured seven others, including a provincial board member, while they were on their way to a resort to celebrate the governor’s 43rd birthday in Tacurong City in Sultan Kudarat. “The very powerful bomb was … Continue reading
Malaysian police arrested this week two suspects in the killing of a Filipina helper in Petaling Jaya last month, a Malaysian news site reported Saturday. Star Online quoted Petaling Jaya district police officer in charge Arjunaidi Mohamed as saying a love triangle appeared to have led to the killing of … Continue reading
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) seeks a “state within a state” in southern Mindano as a condition for ending the fighting, an idea President Benigno Aquino may try and meld with his own proposal for more autonomy at peace talks set in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 22, Mohagher Iqbal … Continue reading
Officers of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Task Force Maverick have raided a business process outsourcing (BPO) firm in Davao City Thursday after receiving a tip that the BPO is involved in pornography. Armed with a search warrant, Task Force Maverick raided Cyber City Teleservices in Sobrecary St., … Continue reading