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The Philippines on Saturday restarted peace talks with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group, the first under President Rodrigo Duterte aimed at ending decades of violence that has claimed tens of ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Places: Philippines’ Duterte tells Muslims he will correct ‘historical injustice’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to correct “historical injustice” in a speech to Filipino Muslim rebels on Monday as his government seeks to reignite a stalled peace process in the nation’s ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Places: Gun ban in place as BARMM election period starts
MANILA, Philippines — A gun ban took effect in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Thursday as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced the start of the 90-day ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Places: Checkpoints in place as BARMM election period begins
Several checkpoints were placed across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as the election period for its first parliamentary polls begins on Thursday. Commission on Elections ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Places: Bombing Revives Fears of Islamist Militancy in the Philippines
Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of an explosion that occurred during a Catholic Mass in a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Philippines, December 3, 2023. Credit: ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Places: What to know about a Philippines region with militant history visited by Bondi Beach suspects
MANILA, Philippines — The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group to train in a secessionist conflict involving minority ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Places: Filipino religious leaders call for peace in troubled region
Religious leaders in the Philippines' only Muslim-majority and conflict-plagued region have called for dialogue to establish peace during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which coincides with the ...
News Philippines » Muslim Mindanao » Places: Filipino cardinal decries injustices against country’s Muslim minority
MANILA, Philippines – The first cardinal from the southern Philippines has decried what he describes as continued injustice against Muslim Filipinos who dominate part of this island group, which, for ...