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Latest news citing our data on violent conflict in the Bangsamoro from local and international media outlets.
Cops, soldiers sent to Lanao del Sur town after Dawlah Islamiya threatens attack
30 May 2023 Philippine Star John Unson
In an interview on Radyo Bangsamoro, Marogong disaster risk officer Ronaldin Damiano said at least 3,550 residents have gone to safer areas outside town, with some seeking shelter as far away as Iligan and Cotabato cities. He said classes are suspended and only around half of establishments are open as the town worries about a repeat of the Marawi Siege of 2017. On Radyo Bangsamoro on Tuesday, town police chief Police Maj. Abdulnasser Manan assured residents that the town is well secured. "[Police Brig. Gen. Nobleza] has incerased security omn Marogong and he has increased support to personnel to ensure the security of Marogong, he said in Filipino.
Tags: Conflict Alert CEMS Mindanao Lanao del Sur
Read MoreExtreme weather events and conflict (2)
09 August 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer Rufa Caguco-Guiam
Quantitative approaches used were the following: extrapolating conflict data sets from the 1960s to 2020, using information from comprehensive database of conflict incidence from the Uppsala Conflict Dataset program and that of the Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System of International Alert; analysis of satellite imagery of land use changes, as well as of long-term climate variations in the region from 1960s to 2020; and analysis of price fluctuations of basic food commodities in the region for the past five decades. The research team also analyzed long-term climate data that yielded information on intense precipitation and long droughts in the region within the five-decade timeline.
Tags: BCMS Conflict Alert CEMS Mindanao
Read More[RADIO / FB Live Interview] Live via Zoom: Senior Peace and Conflict Adviser to International Alert Philippines and UP Prof. Francisco Lara Jr. kaugnay sa peace situation sa Mindanao.
15 July 2022 Radyo Mindanao Network (RMN) Radyo Mindanao Network (RMN)
Francisco Lara Jr. discusses the main issues that should be addressed in the Bangsamoro peace process including the reduction of horizontal conflict, the creation of a Bangsamoro land law, issues in the decommissioning process, loose firearms, violent extremism, and importance of coordination and collaboration between BARMM and OPAPRU in the peace process.
Tags: BCMS CA CEMS Mindanao
Read MoreSouthern comfort: No worries in Tawi-Tawi about fuel price hikes
15 June 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer Bong S. Sarmiento, Julie S. Alipala
According to a study done by peacebuilding group International Alert, “rice, sugar, flour, biscuits and palm oil imported from Malaysia are up to 40 percent cheaper than the prices asked in Zamboanga City for the same products.”
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Read MoreSmooth transition may help BARMM Region attract more investments
05 February 2021 Business World Beatrice M. Laforga
THE Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Region may attract more investments if violent conflicts and political tensions continue to decline, with the infrastructure sector seen to benefit the most.
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Read More‘Culture of silence,’ settlements hinder reporting of abuse
01 February 2021 Inquirer [online and print] Fate Colobong, Jane Bautista
According to data from Conflict Alert, from 85 reports of violence against women in 2014, the number rose to 121 in 2015 and 336 in 2016, its highest recorded tally per year and “the first time that identity-related conflict, specifically gender violence, was anywhere near the top since the Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System was established in 2013.“
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Read MoreExtremist violence, clan feuds linger in parts of Bangsamoro - watchdog | ANC
28 January 2021 Matters of Fact [ANC] Interview with Christian Esguerra
Matters of Fact: Despite a decline in conflict incidents, extremist violence and clan feuding remain in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, a peacebuilding organization said.
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Read MoreExtremist violence, clan feuds linger in parts of Bangsamoro - watchdog
28 January 2021 ABS-CBN ABS-CBN News
Despite a decline in conflict incidents, extremist violence and clan feuding remain in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, a peace-building organization said Thursday, two years since the milestone establishment of the region seen to spur peace and development in the long-restive area.
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Read MoreNew form of violent extremism noted in Sulu
26 January 2021 Manila Bulletin Zea Capistrano
The Conflict Alert 2020 report bared that suicide bombings perpetrated by female, Filipino, and foreign extremists were now being recorded in Sulu.
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Read MoreShadow economy, extremist activities prevail in Barmm, International Alert reports
26 January 2021 Business Mirror Cai Ordinario
Despite a decline in violent conflict incidents, shadow economy and violent extremism activities continued in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), according to International Alert Philippines.
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Read MoreBangsamoro gov’t urged to address land conflicts marring peace in Mindanao
26 January 2021 Rappler Pia Ranada
Clan feuding was on the rise all over the Bangsamoro region in 2019, the year the Moro Islamic Liberation Front took the reins of the transitional government
Tags: BCMSConflict AlertCEMS
Read MoreClan feuds, violent extremism, illegal drugs and weapons use hamper Bangsamoro’s road to peace
26 January 2021 CNN Philippines CNN Philippines
Clan feuds, violent extremism, illegal drugs and weapons are the three main roadblocks to Bangsamoro’s transition into a peaceful region, a group monitoring subnational conflicts in the country said on Monday.
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Read MoreViolent conflicts in BARMM continue downtrend, but flashpoints remain —report
25 January 2021 GMA News Nicole Anne Lagrimas
Violence in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) declined for the third straight year in 2019, but clan feuds and land-related conflicts threaten to slow the transition to peace, a peacebuilding organization said Monday.
Tags: BCMSConflict AlertCEMS
Read MoreFeuds, land-related conflicts hamper Bangsamoro’s transition to peace
25 January 2021 Manila Bulletin Zea Capistrano
The latest comprehensive report of Conflict Alert showed that an increasing number of clan feuding and land related conflicts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is threatening the region’s momentum to achieving peace.
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Read MoreViolent incidents in Bangsamoro continue to decline, but land ownership sparks new tensions
25 January 2021 Business World Marifi S. Jara
VIOLENT incidents in the Bangsamoro continued to decline in 2019, the first year of the transition period under the new regional government, according to International Alert Philippines’ latest conflict report released Monday.
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Read MoreLoose firearms: Linchpin for gun-related violence
21 January 2021 Business Mirror Alladin S. Diega
Shooting incidents in BARMM stood out as the most common of reports transmitted to the CEMS as they tallied 424 cases for 2020 (or one case a day) even as figures have yet to include December.
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Read MoreShine more light on gender-based violence in remote areas
05 January 2021 Inquirer [Opinion] International Alert
Based on International Alert Philippines’ subnational monitoring system Conflict Alert, more gender-related issues occurred in these capital cities from 2011 to 2019 than in all ARMM provinces combined.
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Read MoreDemocracy’s U-turn in the Bangsamoro
03 January 2021 Inquirer [Opinion] Francisco Lara, Jr.
In the face of a pandemic and a spike in violence in the second half of 2020, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-led Bangsamoro Transitional Authority is making a bid for no-el (no elections) and extended rule, claiming an inability to accomplish what they were tasked to do, in the time frame they agreed to, with the larger resources given to them, and with the threat that if their demands were not met, the region would likely slide back into war.
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Read MoreLand conflict leads to MILF infighting; 1 dead, 4 wounded
15 October 2020 Inquirer Edwin Fernandez and Julie Alipala
A land ownership dispute in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao province, fueled a six-hour clash among members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding four others, according to the military and local officials.
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Read MoreSoutheast Asian Analysts: IS Steps Up Recruitment in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
23 September 2020 Benar News Noah Lee, Tia Asmara, Ronna Nirmala, Mark Navales and Shailaja Neelakantan
The Islamic State extremist group is stepping up recruitment in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia as well as the Philippines, amid the distraction of a global pandemic, security analysts in these countries told BenarNews.
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