Southeast Asia
Mindanao: toward sectarian war
In a series of Christmas eve attacks, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters killed several Christian peasants in the southern Philippines island of Mindanao.
Tag: Philippines
Planet Watch
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Southeast Asia
Hague to rule in South China Sea dispute
Amid US brinkmanship in the South China Sea, a UN arbitration court agreed to hear the Philippines' challenge of Beijing's territorial claims.
Southeast Asia
Philippines: mining link seen to paramilitary terror
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Southeast Asia
Vietnam tilts to US in Pacific ‘Great Game’
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Southeast Asia
Enviros claim victory as Glencore leaves Mindanao
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Southeast Asia
Mindanao: fighting flares with Moro rebels
A clash between Philippine National Police troops and Moro rebels left 30 dead, jeopardizing the Mindanao peace deal. The troops were hunting down the Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf cell.
The Amazon
Lima climate summit in shadow of state terror
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Southeast Asia
Philippines: justice deferred in 2011 massacre
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Southeast Asia
Philippines: justice deferred in 2004 massacre
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Southeast Asia
Mindanao: tribes want autonomy from Moro zone
Indigenous tribes within the proposed Bangsamoro territory in Mindanao, created under a peace deal with Moro rebels, are demanding that their ancestral lands be excluded.
Southeast Asia
Philippines: indigenous peoples pledge resistance
Datu Guibang Apoga, fugitive leader of the Manobo indigenous people of Mindanao, held a jungle press conference to pledge renewed resistance to militarization of tribal lands.