Basilan is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Its capital is Isabela City and is located just off the southern coast of Zamboanga Peninsula. Basilan is the northernmost among the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago.

Basilan is seen as one of the strongholds of the Islamic separatist group, the Abu Sayyaf. This group kidnapped a group of tourists from Palawan and brought them to Basilan, including an American Christian missionary couple.

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The US-Arroyo regime is responsible for the death and damages caused by the war in Mindanao
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:28:07 -0000
The people must concentrate their anger and condemnation on the US-Arroyo regime as directly responsible on the deaths and damages of the people in Mindanao caused by the escalation of the armed clashes between the AFP and the MILF. The problem can be rooted to the US-dictated two pronged militarist policy of the regime which is the all-out war against the revolutionary movement led by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) while neutralizing the Moro seccessionist movement of the MILF thru a deceptive and bogus peace process to finish the revolutionary movement in 2010. The militarist clique in the Arroyo regime never expected that the Memorandum of Agreement on the Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) will ignite the chaos and war in Mindanao. This secret and hasty deal resulted to violent reaction and opposition from the pro and anti-Arroyo reactionary camp and the fake president will even face impeachment because of violations of the constitution. Arroyo got the worst fear of losing her warlord allies in Mindanao that helped her cheat the 2004 elections. Her ulterior motive of using the MOA-AD as a stepping stone for charter change (cha-cha) to remain in Malacanang was also exposed. The MILF's disgust and anger have basis when it was proven that the Arroyo regime is not sincere in the peace talks and on the agreement on ancestral domain and instead used these as a trap to demobilized and surrender of MILF.
Fight For Independence, MILF Urged
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:48:20 -0000
' The Moro Resistance and Liberation Organization on Friday urged Muslim rebels to continue their armed struggle for independence in the southern Philippines after Manila scrapped a territorial deal and ...
Philippine Health Department to promote condom use in fight against...
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:15:50 -0000
Despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, the Philippine Department of Health will support the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in addition to encouraging education on the topic and ...
Malaysia sends troops to protect ships in Gulf of Aden: report
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:33:58 -0000
Malaysia has sent crack troops and navy ships to the Gulf of Aden after two of its vessels were seized by pirates last month, according to reports Wednesday.
Guam Army National Guard Unhurt In Southern Philippines Attack, 4 Filipino Marines Killed
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:57:17 -0000
A convoy of US and Philippine troops pass on a village in Jolo town in the southern Filipino province of Sulu.
The MOA is dead! Long live the MOA
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:25:25 -0000
The ground is laid for a return to the ancestral domain aspect and other substantive matters of peace negotiation when this become more viable, even if in the next administration already.

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