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COTABATO CITY — Residents here are confident that Central Mindanao would soon have "hometown peace and development packages" now that two local residents are at the helm of organizations that complement the Southern peace process.


The city’s former mayor, Virgilio Leyretana, took his oath in Davao City last week as chairman of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO), which operates under the ministerial control of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza.


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Sources in the Muslim community said extremist Filipino Muslims in Iran and Syria were among those who have slipped into Iraq to fight the Americans and allied forces.


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                    [Summary] => Office for Muslim Affairs (OMA) chief Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan is not taking his security lightly these days.


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Ampatuan, however, is undaunted, saying he has survived several assassination attempts in the past, the latest of which was the Feb. 20 bombing at Cotabato City’s Awang airport, which destroyed a portion of his house.


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The military, on the other hand, said they are now receiving more surrender feelers from some ranking MILF commanders following the mass surrender of over 200 separatist rebels in Carmen, North Cotabato last Friday.


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                    [Title] => Saudis assure safety of Filipino hajis
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OMA executive director Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan said pilgrims setting out for the Haj are not under any immediate threat if war breaks out in the Middle East.


Ampatuan, who is also the special presidential envoy for the Haj, said the Saudi government has already put measures in place to ensure the security of the 3 million Muslim pilgrims expected to make the Haj.

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                    [Title] => Moonrise tonight marks end of Muslim holy month of Ramadan
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The Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA) has deployed moon watchers in Manila, Marawi City, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro and other parts of the country to monitor the rising of the moon.


In Manila, Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin urged Muslims yesterday to continue observing their religious values and work toward "authentic peace" in the country.


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                    [Title] => SPDA revives Marawi hotel
                    [Summary] => COTABATO CITY — After its near-closure last year due to heavy losses, the historic Marawi Resort Hotel, a symbolic landmark and the lone hotel in Marawi City, is now recovering, rescued from bankruptcy by the Southern Philippines Development Authority (SPDA).


Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan, the new SPDA administrator, said the hotel has been earning a monthly income of P600,000 since late last year.


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The city’s former mayor, Virgilio Leyretana, took his oath in Davao City last week as chairman of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCO), which operates under the ministerial control of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza.


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OMA executive director Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan said pilgrims setting out for the Haj are not under any immediate threat if war breaks out in the Middle East.


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Cotabato leaders’ role in peace process seen

By John Unson | October 25, 2006 - 12:00am

COTABATO CITY — Residents here are confident that Central Mindanao would soon have "hometown peace and development packages" now that two local residents are at the helm of organizations that...

Nation

Evacuees from Lanao provinces enrol in govt’s learning program

By Lino De La Cruz | June 17, 2003 - 12:00am

ILIGAN CITY — At least 100 adult and children evacuees from Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte have enroled in the "Distance Learning Program for a Strong Republic School" of the government.

Nation

Pinoys helping Fedayeen Saddam?

April 1, 2003 - 12:00am

Radical Filipino Muslims in the Middle East may have joined the Saddam Hussein’s fedayeen (suicide fighters) in repulsing invading US troops, sources told The STAR yesterday. Sources in the Muslim community...

Headlines

Moro rebs out to kill OMA head?

By Perseus Echeminada | March 4, 2003 - 12:00am

Office for Muslim Affairs (OMA) chief Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan is not taking his security lightly these days. The reason: the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has allegedly marked him for assassination because...

Nation

MILF faction wants peace talks resumed

By Perseus Echeminada | March 2, 2003 - 12:00am

A faction in the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had expressed its desire to resume peace talks with the government to prevent further loss of lives and displacement of civilians in affected areas, Office of...

Headlines

Saudis assure safety of Filipino hajis

February 6, 2003 - 12:00am

The government of Saudi Arabia has assured the safety of some 2,700 Filipino Muslims attending the annual Haj pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, the Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA) said yesterday. OMA...

Headlines

Moonrise tonight marks end of Muslim holy month of Ramadan

December 4, 2002 - 12:00am

Muslim faithful all over the country begin tonight a nationwide sky watch to monitor the rising of the crescent moon signaling the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA) has deployed...

Headlines

Bomb blast mars wedding of Maguindanao gov’s son

By John Unson | April 9, 2002 - 12:00am

COTABATO CITY — A bomb blast marred yesterday’s traditional Muslim wedding here of a son of Maguindanao Gov. Datu Andal Ampatuan and a daughter of an equally influential datu in the province. Three soldiers...

Nation

SPDA revives Marawi hotel

February 4, 2002 - 12:00am

COTABATO CITY — After its near-closure last year due to heavy losses, the historic Marawi Resort Hotel, a symbolic landmark and the lone hotel in Marawi City, is now recovering, rescued from bankruptcy by the...

Nation

BI: Foreigners in RP not in terrorists’ list

By Ding Cervantes | October 12, 2001 - 12:00am

CLARK FIELD, Pampanga — The 4,500 long-time residents and newly arrived foreigners in the country are not in the list of 180 suspected terrorists who are wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),...

Headlines