Thursday, January 03, 2008 (Philippines)

A family counts the coins thrown by Municipal Mayor Ma. Victoria Alona Ontanillas Pizarro of Don Carlos, Bukidnon during the New Year's Eve celebration. It is believed that throwing coins to welcome the new year will bring prosperity. (Sun.Star Davao/Seth delos Reyes) SOME commanders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are floating the possibility of another war breakout as a result of the alleged reneging by the Philippine government of the agreement over the issue on territory. In a report at www.luwaran.com, several MILF commanders reportedly wanted to "hit back at the government" for "betraying" the MILF on the consensus points of the ancestral domain aspect of the Tripoli Agreement of 2001. Post your comments here on the Makati siege [full story]