Sabah deports 300 Filipinos
August 12, 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY - More than 300 Filipinos arrested in Sabah have arrived Read more
UN chief concerned about humanitarian crisis in Philippines
August 12, 2008
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon expressed on Tuesday concern about the unfolding humanitarian crisis as a result of fighting in Philippines’ central Mindanao, an area which has already been affected by conflict for several decades.Nearly 130,000 civilian…
Conflict in Philippines displaces 160,000
August 12, 2008
Muslim guerrillas are pulling out of several southern Philippine villages after days of fierce fighting between separatists and government forces. The violence has displaced nearly 160,000 civilians during the harvest season, local officials said Tuesday….
Fighting threatens peace plan in Philippines
August 12, 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Fierce fighting between Muslim rebels and the Filipino military over the past three days has dealt a setback to a peace plan aimed at ending the world’s longest-running insurgency and raised fears of violence spreading elsewhere in the southern Philippines. The fightin…