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                    [ArticleID] => 1488607
                    [Title] => Government troops in Lanao del Norte on alert
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Security forces in Lanao del Norte were placed on high alert yesterday ahead of next week’s anniversary of the rampage by Muslim rebel groups in protest of the non-signing of the controversial Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) seven years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-15 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1440183 [Title] => Kin of slain gang leader warn of BIFF revenge plot [Summary] =>

Relatives of slain gang leader "Bisaya" warned of a plot by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters to avenge his death last Sunday in an encounter with soldiers.

[DatePublished] => 2015-04-01 22:20:52 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150401/maguindanao-google-map.JPG ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1435789 [Title] => Mitsubishi eyes assembly of new vehicle model [Summary] =>

The local unit of Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to manufacture a new vehicle model after the release of the government’s automotive policy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1431953 [Title] => BIFF gunman wearing SAF shirt is cousin of Umbra Kato [Summary] =>

Government troops killed a reported cousin of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) founder Ameril Umbra, alias Umbra Kato, and three other Muslim rebels, including an Arab-looking fighter after encounters in Shariff Saidona, Maguindanao last Saturday night.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150310/Umbra-Kato-2.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1430514 [Title] => Gov’t ready to thwart new rebel group [Summary] =>

The government is ready to nip in the bud the Justice for Islamic Movement (JIM) with the help of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), considering the new terror group would pose a threat to efforts to achieve lasting peace in Mindanao, Malacañang said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150306/Coloma-2.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1430325 [Title] => BIFF founder Kato weak, but extremist influence on members remains strong [Summary] =>

The ailing founder of the brigand Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters is no longer running the show, but his extremist views and hate for the “kuffar” have been deeply supplanted among his followers and sympathetic jihadist groups.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-05 13:57:09 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150304/Ameril-Umbra-Kato-BIFF.gif ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1419388 [Title] => Rebels in Mamasapano clash toughened by Maguindanao private militias [Summary] =>

The rebels who clashed with policemen in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last week were toughened by bloody combat maneuvers from 2001 to 2009 with the armed private militias of the Ampatuan clan.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-02 15:10:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/pilipino-star-ngayon/probinsya/20150126/BIFF-rebels-terrorist.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1371107 [Title] => DOJ rejects suspension of arrest warrants vs Nur, Kato [Summary] =>

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has rejected the request of the House of Representatives to move for the suspension of the arrest warrants against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) chief Umbra Kato to allow them to join public hearings on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140920/doj-10.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1370864 [Title] => BIFF rejects invite to Bangsamoro law congressional hearing [Summary] =>

The outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) on Friday again rejected invitations to participate in congressional hearings on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-19 12:44:15 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20140623/BIFF-Moro-Rebels.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1369980 [Title] => DOJ unlikely to seek lifting of arrest warrants for Nur, Kato [Summary] =>

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is uncertain whether the proposal to suspend the arrest warrants against Nur Misuari and Ameril Umbra Kato is legally defensible.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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