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The fragile peace in flashpoint areas in Soccsksargen and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have been peaceful since Ramadan started last July 21, complementing the supposedly solemn observance of the 30-day Islamic fasting season.

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A group warned yesterday overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Middle East countries to strictly observe the “prohibitions” imposed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts tomorrow.

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Far from the din and controversy roiling interfaith relations in the West, Muslims worldwide thronged mosques, cafes and parks Friday in a solemn and joyful end to the fasting month of Ramadan.

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Workers in Cebu will enjoy a long weekend next week as Thursday and Friday have been declared special non-working holiday and regular holiday respectively.

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Mmmm. Pizza with everything on it: pepperoni, bacon, ham, sausage and any other kind of high-fat processed meat that you can put on top of a cheese pie.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134721 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1106505 [AuthorName] => Adel Tamano [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 364282 [Title] => 180 ARMM villages get electricity — finally [Summary] => SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao — Electricity finally came to at least 180 villages in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Friday night, thanks to a US-funded renewable energy program, that many Muslim clerics consider a Ramadan gift that symbolizes "enlightenment and wisdom" to do good and reject evil.
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Armed Forces spokesman Maj. Gen. Jose Angel Honrado said it was up to the political leadership to decide whether or not to declare a ceasefire.

For his part, Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon said it was unlikely that terrorists would also lay down their arms during Ramadan.

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The terrorists are not saying they will refrain from terrorist acts while we observe Ramadan," Esperon said. [DatePublished] => 2006-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266570 [Title] => Worthy lives [Summary] => First, it was Ariel Sharon’s dramatic announcement to pull out of Gaza, then Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat’s illness, making it necessary for him to leave his virtual imprisonment. It is a strange confluence of events that seems outside the power of man – American, Israeli or Palestinian – to direct and dictate.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225637 [Title] => Ramadan begins today for Muslim world [Summary] => COTABATO CITY — The Islamic world will start today the observance of Ramadan, when able-bodied Muslims will fast from dawn to dusk for 30 days.

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Gov. Parouk Hussin said he has issued a directive adjusting the working hours for the ARMM’s Muslim personnel from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no lunch break.

Hussin said this will give them time to prepare for their buka, the first meal after sunset, and their nighttime congregational prayers during this period.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88903 [Title] => Scores killed as soldiers retake MILF camp [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – Scores of rebels were believed killed after government troops overran a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) training camp in Butig town in Lanao del Sur Saturday afternoon.

Col. Hilario Atendido, spokesman for the Armed Forces Southern Command, told reporters yesterday government troops were able to retake Camp Bushra following five days of running gun battles that began with heavy artillery bombardment last Monday.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Mindanao peaceful since Ramadan started
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The fragile peace in flashpoint areas in Soccsksargen and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have been peaceful since Ramadan started last July 21, complementing the supposedly solemn observance of the 30-day Islamic fasting season.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-24 13:03:23 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 711413 [Title] => OFWs told to observe Ramadan prohibitions [Summary] =>

A group warned yesterday overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Middle East countries to strictly observe the “prohibitions” imposed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts tomorrow.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 610729 [Title] => Muslims throng mosques to celebrate end of Ramadan [Summary] =>

Far from the din and controversy roiling interfaith relations in the West, Muslims worldwide thronged mosques, cafes and parks Friday in a solemn and joyful end to the fasting month of Ramadan.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-11 06:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 608642 [Title] => Non-working holiday on Thursday, Friday [Summary] =>

Workers in Cebu will enjoy a long weekend next week as Thursday and Friday have been declared special non-working holiday and regular holiday respectively.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1677643 [AuthorName] => Rene U. Borromeo and Philippine Star News Service/LPM [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 595957 [Title] => Muslim pride [Summary] =>

Mmmm. Pizza with everything on it: pepperoni, bacon, ham, sausage and any other kind of high-fat processed meat that you can put on top of a cheese pie.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134721 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1106505 [AuthorName] => Adel Tamano [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 364282 [Title] => 180 ARMM villages get electricity — finally [Summary] => SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao — Electricity finally came to at least 180 villages in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Friday night, thanks to a US-funded renewable energy program, that many Muslim clerics consider a Ramadan gift that symbolizes "enlightenment and wisdom" to do good and reject evil.
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Armed Forces spokesman Maj. Gen. Jose Angel Honrado said it was up to the political leadership to decide whether or not to declare a ceasefire.

For his part, Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon said it was unlikely that terrorists would also lay down their arms during Ramadan.

"
The terrorists are not saying they will refrain from terrorist acts while we observe Ramadan," Esperon said. [DatePublished] => 2006-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266570 [Title] => Worthy lives [Summary] => First, it was Ariel Sharon’s dramatic announcement to pull out of Gaza, then Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat’s illness, making it necessary for him to leave his virtual imprisonment. It is a strange confluence of events that seems outside the power of man – American, Israeli or Palestinian – to direct and dictate.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225637 [Title] => Ramadan begins today for Muslim world [Summary] => COTABATO CITY — The Islamic world will start today the observance of Ramadan, when able-bodied Muslims will fast from dawn to dusk for 30 days.

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Gov. Parouk Hussin said he has issued a directive adjusting the working hours for the ARMM’s Muslim personnel from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no lunch break.

Hussin said this will give them time to prepare for their buka, the first meal after sunset, and their nighttime congregational prayers during this period.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88903 [Title] => Scores killed as soldiers retake MILF camp [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – Scores of rebels were believed killed after government troops overran a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) training camp in Butig town in Lanao del Sur Saturday afternoon.

Col. Hilario Atendido, spokesman for the Armed Forces Southern Command, told reporters yesterday government troops were able to retake Camp Bushra following five days of running gun battles that began with heavy artillery bombardment last Monday.
[DatePublished] => 2000-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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