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Tuesday, September 02, 2008 (Philippines)
| Dipolog Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Edgardo Bagarinao (right) gestures during a conversation about the prevailing situation in Mindanao with AFP Chief-of-Staff General Alexander Yano (left). (Sunnex/Bong Garcia) |
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THE government is not allowing any armed group to participate in running after the factions of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels that have attacked and occupied several towns in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte provinces.
Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff General Alexander Yano said allowing any group like the so-called "Ilaga" will just complicate the situation in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte provinces.
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US-based NGO conducts relief operations in Mindanao
THE Asia America Initiative (AAI), a non-government organization, is distributing Tuesday more than $500,000 in humanitarian aid to evacuees displace by the recent outbreak of hostilities in Mindanao.
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Military offensive launched in Sulu
THE military has launched an offensive operation against Abu Sayyaf militants who attacked and killed five Filipino soldiers and wounded 10 others in the Philippine southern island of Sulu, a predominantly Muslim area, officials said.
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