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Friday, August 08, 2008 (Philippines)
| Even after the expiration of permits, quarry operations in this part of Sitio Mahayahay in Barangay Langub, Ma-a, Davao City have continued. Three people, including a two-year-old boy, were buried alive when a landslide occurred in the area in August 4. (Sun.Star Davao/Toto Lozano) |
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THE memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) over the creation of a Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) is done and over with but the memorandum of agreement (MOA) is not.
This was the opinion made by House Speaker Prospero Nograles after the MILF claimed that the ancestral domain pact is a done deal since the MOA-AD was initialed by both the government and MILF peace panels.
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Pact on ancestral domain under embargo
LOCAL Government Secretary and presidential adviser on political affairs Ronaldo Puno said the government has embargoed the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) that was initialed by government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators late last month.
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City to intervene if Hedcor, DCWD fail to reach agreement
THE City Government of Davao will be forced to step in if the Davao City Water District (DCWD) and Hedcor could not forge an agreement over the use of Tamugan River, which is vital to the operation of both corporations.
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Gov't told to choose between Piñol or peace
THE Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) bluntly told the Philippine government to pick between North Cotabato Vice Governor Emmanuel Piñol or peace with the MILF.
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