Dureza frowns on media guidelines in covering Sulu conflict

Media know the risk of covering troubled Sulu and could set their own guidelines without the government imposing its own to the point of curtailing freedom of the press.

This is the position taken by incoming Press Secretary Jesus Dureza as television journalist Ces Oreña-Drilon and her crew remain in the hands of kidnappers believed to [...]

Misuari followers in Davao City for peace summit, caravan

Thousands of members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) are in Davao City for a two-day summit today and Peace Caravan that would take off tomorrow.
The MNLF forces from all over Mindanao started to arrive here Thursday night. Dabawenyos, used to seeing heavily-armed elements of Task Force Davao on street patrol, were mildy amused at the sight of unarmed elements [...]

Abu Sayyafs in Davao City Catholic Church bared

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Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Vice Mayor Sara Duterte and city councilors Paolo Duterte, Angela Librado-Trinidad, Mabel Acosta, Leonardo Avila, Nilo Abellera, Edgar Ibuyan; Diosdado Mahipus, Danilo Dayanghirang, Bing Bangoy, Tomas Monteverde, John Louie Bonguyan; Victorio Advincula, Wilberto Al-ag, Louie Villafuerte, Rachel Zozobrado, Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz, Karlo Bello; and Halila Sudagar.
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Abu Sayyaf: From terrorists to drug merchants

By ROGER M. BALANZA
The head of the Philippines’ anti-drug agency said the Abu Sayyaf—the country’s most notorious Islamic militant group—may be running marijuana farms and protecting drug lords in Mindanao to finance its terroristic activities.
Our latest discoveries of marijuana plantations were in the islands of Basilan and Jolo, indicating the Abu Sayyaf Group may have [...]