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Latest news citing our data on violent conflict in the Bangsamoro from local and international media outlets.
Securing peace in our lifetime
29 May 2016 Inquirer Francisco J. Lara, Jr.
A durable agreement will require an outcome that is inclusive and a process that employs out-of-the-box approaches and solutions distinct from previous peace negotiations with both the NDF and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
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Read MoreBetting on Mindanao
19 February 2016 Business World
The Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System monitors conflicts between state and rebels, checks on all kinds of clashes, including those that take place between rebel commanders themselves, Francisco “Pancho” J. Lara, Jr., International Alert’s Philippine country manager said during the same interview.
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Read MorePushing for a more grass-roots approach to build peace
18 February 2016 Devex Lean Alfred Santos
The Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System (BCMS) highlights the importance of grass-roots data and input from communities which are under conflict situation in designing sustainable and inclusive peace-building programs. The approach should be from esponsib empowerment and constructive dialogue to private sector participation.
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Read MoreClimate change could worsen social unrest – International Alert
15 February 2016 Business Mirror Mary Grace Padin and Lenie Lectura
Climate change, considered one factor that could trigger conflict and violence. It can aggravate fragile situations. A study by International Alert noted that the risk of political instability increases when livelihoods are affected by climate change.
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Read MoreNorway pushes for peace talks to continue
31 January 2016 Business Mirror Rodel Alzona
NORWAY recently urged the Philippine government to continue its peace talks with the National Democratic Front (NDF).
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Read MoreColombia peace process model can work under PH setting
17 January 2016 Manila Bulletin Roy C. Mabasa
The lessons learned in the Colombian peace process can be replicated in the Philippines because of certain similarities.
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Read MoreNorwegian envoy: Trust issues marred GPH-NDF peace talks
16 January 2016 ABS-CBN News / ANC Vivienne Gulla
The peace talks between the Philippine government and communist group, National Democratic Front, is not likely to resume under President Benigno Aquino III’s administration. A third party representative to the peace process said trust issues marred the negotiations between the two parties.
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Read MorePeace is everyone's business
16 January 2016 Inquirer Peter Angelo V. Perfecto
Ambassador Dag Nylander, Norwegian special envoy to the Colombian peace process, stated that three elements are essential to moving the peace process forward - the commitment by both parties, the inclusion of stakeholders, and independent parties must be involved.
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Read MoreCommunist rebels open to talk peace ‘with any administration’
15 January 2016 Rappler Jodesz Gavilan
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines says the rebel leadership is 'ever ready' to resume the peace process in the context of past agreements
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Read MoreCommunist rebels open to talks for ceasefire with PH gov't
15 January 2016 PDI Nina Calleja
The Communist Party of the Philippines’ negotiating arm, the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, is open to talks about ceasefire with the national government, although hopes of ever sealing a peace agreement within the term of the Aquino administration have dimmed.
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Read MorePhilippines: Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System Now Online
24 March 2015 World Bank World Bank
The Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System (BCMS), a website containing extensive data about conflicts in Muslim Mindanao, was launched.
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