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                    [Title] => Binay vows to increase towns’ IRA
                    [Summary] => 

Presidential candidate Vice President Jejomar Binay promised yesterday to increase the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of local governments to maximize peace and development initiatives in the countryside if he gets elected.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-29 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150706/Jejomar-Binay-10.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1508155 [Title] => Peace activists seek budget increase for Mindanao [Summary] =>

An influential peace advocacy bloc has resin from dormancy to campaign for an increase in government funding for development initiatives in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-07 01:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20151007/forum-davao.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1436005 [Title] => Deal signed to promote political stability in Maguindanao [Summary] =>

A German-assisted peace agencyand the provincial government of Maguindanao agreed on Friday to jointly promote political stability in the province in support of the Bangsamoro peace initiative.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-21 10:37:53 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150321/iag-maguindanao.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1427395 [Title] => Priest insists gov’t bought SAF 44’s firearms [Summary] =>

A Catholic priest based in Mindanao yesterday insisted on his claims that the government bought the firearms of the slain 44 Special Action Force (SAF) policemen in Mamasapano from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to make it appear the rebel group voluntarily returned them as a gesture of good faith.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426850 [Title] => MNLF urges priest to reveal info on alleged payoff in getting back SAF arms [Summary] =>

The Moro National Liberation Front on Monday urged Oblate priest Eliseo Mercado, Jr. to identify the MNLF official who he said knew about the government’s alleged "payoff" for the return of the guns of policemen killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-23 19:15:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/News-Feature/2015January/SAF-Arrival-Honors/00-SAF-arrival.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426329 [Title] => Bongbong denounces alleged cannibalizing of SAF weapons [Summary] =>

Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. yesterday denounced the reported cannibalizing of the weapons belonging to the slain Special Action Force (SAF) policemen that were surrendered by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150222/Ferdinand-Bongbong-Marcos-6.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426164 [Title] => Group clarifies director's claim that gov't paid for SAF arms' return [Summary] =>

The Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) on Saturday said the insinuation by its priest-director that the government paid for the return of the firearms of the policemen killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao was personal and not an organizational statement.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-21 15:02:05 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150127/saf-maguindanao-recovery-bodies.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1404051 [Title] => MILF political party gears for 2016 polls [Summary] =>

Stakeholders on Thursday welcomed the start of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF) conversion from a revolutionary group to a political organization, aiming to pit candidates for local positions during the 2016 elections.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-18 12:25:54 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1399773 [Title] => Media group cites ARMM guv for efficient governance [Summary] =>

The chief executive of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Friday received an award from the Bulong Pulungan media forum for his efficient governance of ARMM.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-06 18:40:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20141203/bulung-pulungan-mujiv-hataman.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1396112 [Title] => 50,000 children fly kites for peace [Summary] =>

Some 50,000 children across the five provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao flew colorful kites on Tuesday afternoon as a symbolic call for an end to secessionist conflicts in the region.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-26 16:12:04 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20141126/armm-kites.jpg ) ) )
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