Marawi, Philippines News

Commission on Elections Commissioner Elias Yusoph receives a plaque of appreciation as lecturer on a Moral in Governancea from Ulama League of the Philippines president Judge Aboali Cali while Lanao del Sur Gov.

Authorities arrested a deputy of most wanted Moro rebel leader Abdullah Macapaar, alias Kumander Bravo, in Marawi City Thursday.

LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines - The murder of Helen Accoon, a college principal, on the southern conflict-ridden island of Mindanao in 2008, shocked many people as it seemed to mark an escalation in clan feuding, known as 'rido', according to the United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Networks .

Philippine soldiers have arrested a Muslim guerrilla who helped transfer funds from the regional militant network Jemaah Islamiah to local separatist rebels, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.

The opening ceremony for the Summit of Petrocaribe is held in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, on Friday.

"By giving them a stake in the development here, they will have more to lose if the war continues." Subido said the Nevada-based BPO firm, the Hubport Group, had initially been apprehensive about setting up in the Muslim Mindanao but was won over by the talent and eagerness of the region's youth.

KALSANGI, Polomolok, South Cotabato President Arroyo has set aside R30 million to complete the construction of the remaining 27-kilometer Palimbang-Kalamansig stretch, which is considered the "missing link" of the Mindanao Highway.

When American consumers dial a toll-free hotline for customer service support, they may not be aware they are helping bring an end to a long-running insurgency half way across the world.

A majority of people who turns into terrorist activities are not based on ethnic of ideological basis.

Philippine troops have captured a Muslim explosives expert suspected in several terrorist attacks, including five nearly simultaneous bombings that killed 22 people in Manila in 2000, officials said Thursday.

MARAWI CITY, Philippines - " Governor Zaldy Ampatuan of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao praised Marawi City for its efforts in sustaining peace and development that brought positive in the region.

Picture this: An association of Manila businessmen decide that a mosque in Marawi City is not a house of prayer because it doesn't contain a picture of prophet Muhammad.

Abobacar Tocalo, Musa Sanguila, Dr. Macapado Muslim, and Sultan Ashary Maongco are four men who might not have much else in common except that they are Muslims and Minda-nawans. They are individuals who have excelled not because of power and influence, but due to diligence, discipline, faith and passion, and the support and encouragement of family ...

Two American servicemen stationed in the Campo Ranao up the Signal Hill, Marawi were guest speakers at a recent International Relations Forum at the Mindanao State University , overlooking the majestic Lake Lanao.

MANILA: Peace advocates in Mindanao will assemble at various points regionwide on March 18 to call again for the resumption of peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front .

While women are said to hold half the skies, they also hold more than the sun, rain, its torrents and its thunders.

LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur -- Maj. Gen. Nehemias Pajarito relinquished his post as commanding general of the Army's 1st Infantry Division to Maj.

Around 10,000 Muslims in southern Philippines on Wednesday staged simultaneous protest, urging the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front , the country's largest rebel group, to resume their stalled ...

MALAYBALAY CITY There was collusion among construction firms that participated in the bidding of World Bank-funded road projects in the country prompting it to ban three Filipino and four foreign contractors, a ...

" More than 5,000 mostly Muslims held a rally Wednesday in Marawi City in Mindanao and called on the Philippine government to honor the homeland accord it initially signed with Moro rebels.