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                    [Title] => Peace, but not at any cost
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How sad that President Benigno Simeon Aquino began his term with bloodshed — the “mishandled” rescue of the Hong Kong hostages at the Luneta, and ends it with this “misencounter” in Maguindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134336 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1314981 [AuthorName] => F Sionil Jose [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [1] => 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] => ) [2] => 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 ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1360545 [Title] => Stakeholders discuss ARMM's mining potentials [Summary] =>

Stakeholders on Thursday agreed to cooperate in enforcing mining laws in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), where vast deposits of fossil fuels and minerals are tightly guarded from illegal explorations.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-22 16:06:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 948122 [Title] => Pagtatatag ng MILF ng political party umani ng suporta [Summary] =>

Pabor ang mga lokal na sektor sa pagpasok sa regional politics ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-30 14:40:21 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Balita Ngayon [SectionUrl] => balita-ngayon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 948114 [Title] => MILF's plan to form political party gets more support [Summary] =>

Local sectors see the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) plan to engage in regional politics in 2016 as yet another bold step towards normalization in the troubled south.

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Central Mindanao’s renowned Catholic peace activist who authored dozens of reference materials on the Southern peace process has relinquished, due to health reasons, his directorship of a foreign-assisted outfit engaged in dozens of diplomatic projects in Muslim communities in Mindanao. 

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-22 13:32:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 829428 [Title] => MILF lauded for peaceful registration of ARMM voters [Summary] =>

One of the many stakeholders that ought to be gratified for the successful conduct of the July 9-18 registration of voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-19 15:28:53 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 804584 [Title] => Inclusion of indigenous peoples' concerns in peace plan sought [Summary] =>

 Dozens of stakeholders will gather here today to draft a “direction blueprint” for a European Union-funded program aimed at empowering the indigenous people (IP) in the South and fostering sustainable development in their tribal domains.

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Peace advocates have cautioned authorities against “witch-hunting” as investigation on the Saturday night deadly bombing in Iligan City that killed two and wounded at least 30 others begins.

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