Date Poster: Tuesday, September 01, 2009
ALABEL, Sarangani -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo this morning handed over a P50-million check to Task Force Mindanao River Basin to implement a comprehensive master plan curbing perennial flooding in Cotabato City and the provinces of Maguindanao, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato.
Date Poster: Tuesday, September 01, 2009
The government has dropped its demand for the arrest of three rogue commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as a precondition for the resumption of the stalled Mindanao peace talks. The new government position removes a major obstacle to fresh efforts to end the decades-old Mindanao conflict through peaceful means.
