Monday, September 01, 2008 (Philippines)

Children at the evacuation center in Linamon, Lanao del Norte look for lice on the head of an older evacuee to while away the time. (Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro/Bobby Timonera) GOVERNOR Oscar Moreno said the move by Vice Mayor Vicente Emano to hold separate talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to end the fighting in Mindanao will not be "effective". Moreno issued the statement after Emano proposed that he and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will talk to the MILF leadership on how to end the fighting in Central Mindanao and Lanao del Norte. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog [full story]