Monthly Archives: March 2012

Muslim scholars, peace advocates gather in Zamboanga for confab

   ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 31, 2012) – Some 150 Muslim women religious scholars  and religious teachers, including Muslim women civil society leaders from different parts of the Philippines will gather in Zamboanga City for the 3rdNational ...

5 injured as fire breaks out in luxury ship Azamara Quest in the Philippines

The elegant ship Azamara Quest anchored off Santorini in this Wikipedia photo. ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Mar.31, 2012) – At least 5 passengers of an international luxury ship were injured after a fire broke out in one of ...

Peace talks going nowhere: MILF

A Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighter reads the holy Koran at a jungle base in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 31, 2012) – The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation ...

MILF dismayado sa peace talks; giyera posibleng sumiklab!

COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 31, 2012) – Nagpahiwatig na ng pangamba ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front na posibleng mabigo ang pamahalaan Aquino at ang rebeldeng grupo na magkaroon ng peace agreement sa Mindanao. Ito ay matapos na ...

Philippine troops detain village leader

DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 30, 2012) – Philippine troops have detained a village leader on suspicion he is supporting communist insurgents in the southern town of Lupon. The official, Junifer Nabales, was invited to a meeting in ...

Zamboanga Jeepney!

An overloaded passenger jeep passes through a busy road in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines on Friday, March 30, 2012. This scene is not uncommon in Zamboanga City and despite the dangers pose to both passengers and the ...