by magnolia_eic | Aug 10, 2011 | Headlines, National News
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III said that if he were to sum up in one sentence the outcome of his meeting with Moro Islamic Liberation Front Chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim in a hotel in Tokyo, Japan last August 4, it would be that both sides agreed that they are not adversaries.
The President revealed this piece of information in an interview at the sidelines of the commemoration of the 110th Police Service Anniversary of the Philippine National Police on Monday in Quezon City. “If there is one central message that, to me, really stuck is the idea na “tayo ay hindi magka-tunggali (We are not adversaries),” the President said.
The President met with Ebrahim in hopes of ending the decades long war that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people.
He expressed confidence that through their meeting, a mutual “cooperation” between the two sides could be reached.
“I would like to think they will be cooperative as far as improving the situation, especially in the ARMM
(Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) and Mindanao in particular,” the President said. (PCOO)
by magnolia_eic | Jul 6, 2011 | Headlines, National News
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, July 5 (PIA)–Miseguro ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) nga andam silang mosunod sa mahimong desisyon sa Korte Suprema sa mga petisyong gipasaka nga mikuwestyon sa balaod nga nagbalhin sa piniliay sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) sa Agosto 8.
Matud pa ni Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes, gihulat na lamang nila ang mahimong pinal nga aksyon sa Korte Suprema ug andam silang mosunod niini. Kun imando sa Korte Suprema nga ipadayon ang piniliay sa ARMM, mangayo sila og dugang duha ka buwan aron maandam ang tanang mga kinahanglanon apan mahimong mano- mano na lamang kini og dili na automated tungod sa kakulang sa preparasyon.
Gipahayag ni Brillantes nga apil sa mga pagpangandam sa Comelec ang bidding ug printing process nga nanginahanglan og igong panahon. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
by magnolia_eic | Jun 30, 2011 | Headlines, National News
MALACANANG assured that President Benigno S. Aquino III will be signing into law the proposed bill which seeks to defer the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to 2013. In a media briefing at the Palace on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda expressed certainty that the proposed postponement of polls in ARMM will be sealed as soon as the President signs the measure on the 30th of this month.
Lacierda said that solons responsible in the passage of the legislative measure will also be present during the signing ceremonies.
“On the 30th of June, I can guarantee you that there will be a signing of the ARMM postponement bill (… ) those who were responsible in shepherding the bill will be there, the heads of both Houses and also Senator Frank Drilon who authored the senate version of the bill will also be there,”Lacierda said.
After being ratified by both Houses of Congress, the ARMM elections postponement bill was transmitted to the Palace for the signing. This bill is part of the landmark measures of the administration anchored on the Chief Executive’s social contract with the Filipino people.
The said measure seeks to synchronize the ARMM elections, originally scheduled in August, with the May 2013 midterm polls. It also gives President Aquino the power to appoint officers-in-charge in the ARMM government until new officials are elected on May 13, 2013 national midterm elections.
by magnolia_eic | Apr 20, 2010 | Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines — Justice Secretary Alberto Agra is facing a mutiny over his decision on clearing two members of the Ampatuan clan in the Maguindanao Massacre.
State prosecutors led by Chief State Prosecutor Claro Arellano Monday, protested the resolution that Agra issued on the eve of April 16, clearing the names of suspended governor Zaldy Ampatuan of the ARMM and his uncle, Maguindanao vice-governor Akmad Ampatuan Sr., from their murder cases.
Prosecutors questioned the move of Agra after having studied the evidences for only 24 hours. Arellano said that the prosecutors were hoping that justice would ultimately be served to the victims of the tragedy.
“It is along this line that we earnestly and respectfully request Acting Secretary Agra to revisit this resolution.”
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by anyajulia | Aug 6, 2008 | Headlines, National News
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is now ready for the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections this Monday, August 11 regardless how chaotic the region is.
Comelec Chairman Josemelo said that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and PNP are now on full security in ARMM. Last Monday, they had a last minute meeting with the Comelec officials and the PNP on what to guard and to keep an eye on Maguindanao since it is the base for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). If ever ther will be chaos on the election day, the Comelec can declare “Failure of Election.”
