It is still possible for the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to sign a final peace agreement within the next five weeks, the Aquino administration’s chief peace negotiator said on Sunday.
Ending four decades of secessionist war by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front remains a top priority of the Aquino administration but the President has to exercise “due care and utmost diligence” in bridging the differences that remain between the two sides in the negotiations, two administration officials said Saturday.
The state weather bureau on Saturday warned of flash floods and landslides in a wide area in Mindanao due to heavy rains and thunderstorms spawned by a low-pressure area east of Davao City.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has told the government it is “frustrated” with the slow progress of peace negotiations, warning that its ground commanders are losing faith that the decades-long separatist insurgency would be resolved soon.
A large number of power consumers in Mindanao will be shelling out P1.45 more per kilowatt hour as most power cooperatives announced their impending use of modular generator sets in response to the power outages, which last up to eight hours in several areas in the island.
A large number of power consumers in Mindanao will have to shell out P1.45 more per kilowatt hour as a number of major power cooperatives have announced their impending use of modular generator sets in response to frequent power outages, which last up to eight hours in some places.
Parts of Mindanao may experience flashfloods and landslides due to a low pressure area, the state weather bureau said on Friday.
Prepare for a wet weekend as a low-pressure area has developed east of Mindanao and threatens to turn into a tropical depression, the state weather bureau said on Thursday.
Strong earthquakes shook the southern Philippines and Taiwan over the weekend, killing one person and injuring 27 others.
Armed Forces chief General Emmanuel Bautista and the rest of military leadership on Sunday expressed their grief over the “untimely and unexpected passing” of Brig. Gen. Daniel Lucero.
Brig. Gen. Daniel Lucero, the commander of the Philippine Army’s 1st Tabak Infantry Division, died on Sunday, after feeling dizzy and then experiencing a cardiac arrest.
Following the strong quake that shook North Cotabato late Saturday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 80 aftershocks, only five of which were felt, until Sunday afternoon.
An intertropical convergence zone in Mindanao will bring rains in Palawan,Easterm Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.
