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                    [Title] => British envoy: Bangsamoro disarmament must cover all paramilitaries
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The British government is certain a mandatory disarmament of rebels in the country’s south will give Malacañang’s truce with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) an easy take off.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-20 14:32:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20141020/asif-ahmad.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366312 [Title] => ‘Up to OPAPP to announce submission of draft BBL’ [Summary] =>

Malacañang said yesterday it would be up to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) to announce the “good news” or the day the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is submitted to Congress before President Aquino’s trip to Europe and the United States starting Sept. 13.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1345309 [Title] => Gov’t, MILF fail to reach agreement on proposed Bangsamoro law [Summary] =>

The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) panels failed to reach agreement on issues raised in the drafting of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law when their meeting ended in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1343648 [Title] => Gov't, rebel MILF to resolve issues in Bangsamoro law [Summary] =>

The Philippine government said today that it is set to meet with members of the rebel Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) panel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this week to thresh out issues in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-07 21:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1338286 [Title] => OIC: Merge MILF, MNLF peace pacts [Summary] =>

UNPALATABLE: By allowing too many foreign cooks into the Muslim Mindanao kitchen, the Philippines as master chef may just end up with a spoiled Bangsamoro broth.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135304 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804858 [AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1314070 [Title] => Japan supports 8 projects in Mindanao [Summary] =>

Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe recently signed eight grant contracts with respective recipient organizations for various social development projects in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1312832 [Title] => Japan reiterates support for Phl on sea row with China [Summary] =>

Japan has reiterated its support for the Philippines’ turning to international arbitration in its territorial dispute with China, saying the tack is consistent with Tokyo’s own rule of law advocacy.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1303553 [Title] => MNLF invited, over 1,000 expected to attend Bangsamoro signing [Summary] =>

The details of the signing of the comprehensive agreement on the Bangsamoro are now being finalized, Malacañang said Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-21 17:38:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473499 [AuthorName] => Louis Bacani [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8266/milfaquino.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1303379 [Title] => Phl, Japan sign pact on dev’t projects [Summary] =>

The governments of the Philippines and Japan signed yesterday a contract for over $855,000 or P38 million worth of development projects in conflict-stricken areas in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1302888 [Title] => Sharing the peace dividend [Summary] =>

A few days ago I was speaking to retired former colleagues visiting from the UK who recalled their experiences of working on the implementation of the peace process in Northern Ireland.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135982 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1139701 [AuthorName] => Asif Ahmad [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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