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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 |
 The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said Tuesday that its is happy with the overall results of the just held elections in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) declaring it a success in general and that results may be out Tuesday afternoon at the earliest.
Lawyer James Jimenez, COMELEC education and information department chief, made the assessment of Monday’s regional polls in an interview at ABS-CBN’s morning show "Umagang Kay Ganda". He admitted though that there were minor incidents as failure of elections and violence in some areas which he said were considered as "hiccups".
"Sa tingin po natin maganda ‘yong nangyari kahapon. Katulad na ng ni-report din ninyo, meron tayong kaunting mga sinok ng kaguluhan, like for instance in Basilan," said lawyer James Jimenez, COMELEC education and information department chief, over ABS-CBN’s morning show "Umagang Kay Ganda". |
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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 |
 Malacañang has said that the president does not intend to stay beyond 2010, but fears of a possible term extension have resurfaced, no thanks to the aborted Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government.
In today's state luncheon with Swiss President Pascal Couchepan, that suspicion only grew stronger when the president admitted that she wants to push for federalism.
"I advocate federalism as a way to gain lasting peace in Mindanao," said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. |
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
 The Supreme Court could "kill" the peace process with the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) if it makes the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the Moro homeland agreement permanent, a legal adviser to the government peace panel said.
In an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) Tuesday, Camilo Montesa, an adviser to the Philippine government's peace panel with the MILF, said that if the SC makes its TRO permanent, then the "SC effectively kills the peace process."
In response to petitions from local officials of North Cotabato and Zamboanga, the SC issued a TRO Monday on the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) that would have led to the resumption of talks for a final and comprehensive peace agreement with the MILF. |
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Monday, 04 August 2008 |
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Muslims in the southern Philippines would have wide powers over their resource-rich local economy, including the right to revoke existing mineral contracts, if an eventual peace deal is agreed with Manila. According to a copy of a territorial agreement, given to Reuters on Sunday, a future government of a new autonomous Muslim region, known as the Bangsamoro homeland, would have full responsibility for land use, the right to explore and exploit all potential sources of energy, both onshore and offshore, and the right to develop mineral resources. "It is essential to lay the foundation of the Bangsamoro homeland in order to address the Bangsamoro people's humanitarian and economic needs as well as their political aspirations," the document reads. |
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 |
 Despite his veiled comments and blunt criticisms on the current administration, Malacañang still considers former president Fidel Ramos as a "friend" and "ally." It said his statements in the past few days only reflect his concern for the welfare of the Filipino nation.
Palace officials said Wednesday they understand where Ramos is coming from and that they know he is thinks of the common good.
"I don't believe he means to embarrass the administration, let alone weaken its resolve or its capacity to overcome the challenges confronting it," said Gabriel Claudio, the Palace's legislative liaison officer. |
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