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Latest news citing our data on violent conflict in the Bangsamoro from local and international media outlets.

Martial law and institutional accountability

02 January 2020 Inquirer Jesse Angelo L. Altez

According to peace-building group International Alert, such an extreme security measure, which came with martial rule, was a major factor in bringing down the number of violent confrontations in Mindanao between 2017 and 2018.

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Martial law in Mindanao: What changed, what didn’t—and at what cost

02 January 2020 Inquirer Ryan Rosauro

In a report early this year, International Alert claimed that martial rule reduced conflict incidents in Mindanao by 30 percent in 2017 and 2018.

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After 2 and a half years, martial law ends in Mindanao

31 December 2019 Rappler JC Gotinga

The fourth iteration of martial law in Mindanao lapsed at 11:59 pm Tuesday, December 31, seen to end two and a half years of heightened military tension on the country’s southern main island.

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A triumph of justice

20 December 2019 Manila Standard Ernesto Hilario

The court verdict finding members of the Ampatuan clan guilty of multiple murder for the Nov. 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre is a triumph of justice in this country, even if it took a decade to reach.

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Philippine Ex-Politicians Found Guilty In 2009 Massacre

19 December 2019 Bloomberg Ruth Pollard and Adreo Calonzo

The guilty verdict will have a “dampening effect” on clan feuds in southern Philippines, said Francisco Lara.

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Gov’t, Reds need to KO ‘hardliners’ to revive peace talks: former ceasefire chief

10 December 2019 ABS-CBN Christian Esguerra

President Rodrigo Duterte’s last-ditch attempt to resuscitate peace talks with Maoist rebels will require both sides to rein in hardliners and to be open to negotiate despite continued hostilities on the ground, the government panel’s former ceasefire chief said Tuesday.

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Martial law to end in southern Philippines two years after it was imposed to fight IS

10 December 2019 SBS News AFP-SBS

The Philippines is ending more than two years of martial law in the country's south after government forces weakened militant groups there, a spokesman says.

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Aide: Duterte to lift martial law in southern Philippines

10 December 2019 Phnom Penh Post AFP

President Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in the southern Philippines by year’s end, his spokesman said on Tuesday, more than two years after it was imposed in an attempt to stop the Islamic State (IS) group gaining a foothold there.

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Duterte to lift martial law in southern Philippines

10 December 2019 The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Manila

Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in the southern Philippines by the end of the year, his spokesman has said, more than two years after it was imposed in an attempt to stop Islamic State gaining a foothold there.

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Editorial: No more martial law in 2020

10 December 2019 Sunstar Davao Editorial, Sunstar Davao

AFTER more than two years, martial law in Mindanao will end after Malacañang announced on Tuesday, December 10, that President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer extend it.

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Several political clans all over Mindanao enjoy same level of political strength as Ampatuans'

21 November 2019 ANC Early Edition, ABS-CBN News ANC Interview with Christian Esguerra

The normalization process in Bangsamoro region is "too much focused" on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as actors, said International Alert Senior Adviser Francisco "Pancho" Lara Jr.

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48 Ampatuans still in power in Mindanao 10 years after Maguindanao Massacre

21 November 2019 ANC Early Edition, ABS-CBN News ANC Interview with Christian Esguerra

Ten years after the Maguindanao massacre, an analyst said 48 Ampatuans are still in power in Mindanao. He said that "intra-family dynamics" within the Ampatuan clan make other members survive the backlash from the grisly murder of 58 people in 2009.

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Lanao del Sur network calls for stricter gun control as it flags resurgence of clan wars, terrorist regrouping

21 November 2019 Business World Marifi S. Jara

The military's Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) has been reporting on the continued turn over of loose firearms in Lanao del Sur province, with the latest on Nov. 18 involving 44 weapons, including two homemade Uzis and a sniper rifle.

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How the youth are affected in the flooding in Datu Salibo, Maguindanao

16 November 2019 Radyo ni Juan Network Radio interview by Jayboy Urbina

Alert's youth partners in Datu Salibo talked about the perpetual flooding in their municipality, how it affects their lives as students, and how it burdens their parents. They also shared what they are doing to help solve the problem.

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Tornado hits Marawi City

04 November 2019 Manila Bulletin Bonita Ermac

A tornado that hit part of Marawi City earlier Monday destroyed several houses which include the roofs of Marawi city hall where the Sangguniang Panlungsod hall is located.

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Maguindanao areas suffer flooding after earthquakes damage dikes

03 November 2019 Business World Business World

Several villages in Maguindanao province have been flooded after dikes in surrounding areas were damaged by the series of earthquakes in central Mindanao.

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Marawi local chiefs too dependent on soldiers due to martial law – civic leader

02 November 2019 Rappler Pia Ranada

Moro Consensus Group leader Drieza Lininding cautions Marawi residents from getting too used to the 'abnormal' situation of martial law and suggests alternative security measures

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Group calls for lifting of Mindanao martial law amid suggestion to limit it

14 October 2019 Phil Star Franco Luna

Martial law in Mindanao should be lifted instead of being retained in areas that the military identifies as having security problems, an activist groups for workers and farmers said Monday.

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Peacaebuilding NGO focuses on PH in London dining experience

02 October 2019 ABS-CBN News Edward Lao

“People may have heard of the current Philippines administration’s war on drugs. But what many don’t realize is that peace and prosperity have been destabilized in the country for decades - by ethnic, political and economic violence, by conflict with Muslim and communist rebellions, and more recently, extremism, as demonstrated by the 2017 violence in Marawi City,” Karlysheva said.“ And while there is conflict, there are also reasons for hope – for instance the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which grants wider autonomy and self-rule to Muslim Mindanao in the South and is crucial for ending the conflict in the region,” she added.

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Australia supports peace and progress in the Bangsamoro [Opinion]

19 September 2019 Philippine Star HE Steven Robinson AO

I know that when many Filipinos hear about Mindanao thoughts of conflict are not far behind. How could they not be, after decades of fighting and the loss of thousands of lives? But it’s been my great pleasure to watch the tide turning and see the people of the Bangsamoro and surrounding regions work together for a more peaceful home.

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