2009 September 26 | Mindanao Writers' Blogs
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Does corruption perpetuate conflict? Look at Mindanao!

Yes! The answer is in the survey conducted by Konsult Mindanao,  a group created early this year as a research arm of the Bishops-Ulama Conference. “Corruption poses a serious threat to the attainment of lasting peace in Mindanao, respondents to a Mindanao-wide survey believe so.  They said that during a review of ...

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Matigsalugs to file case vs. ‘illegal occupants’

(First published at MindaNews.com) The Federation of Matigsalug-Manobo Tribal Councils, Inc. (Femmatrics) of the Matigsalug Manobo tribe has announced they are likely to go to court to force “illegal occupants” in their ancestral domain to a free and prior informed consent process (FPIC). Femmatrics chair Datu Roelito Gawilan told this reporter they ...