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Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members secure Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao on the southern island of Mindanao on July 29, 2018.Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Philippine rebels clinch the spoils of a bloody war

by Bong S Sarmiento January 24, 2019February 18, 2020

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Philippines largest Islamic armed group, is poised to reap the fruits of its civil war, a four decade-long conflict that claimed 120,000 lives and badly stunted development on the southern island of Mindanao. On January 21, in a highly anticipated plebiscite, tens of thousands of voters flocked to […]

Filipino domestic worker Corazon is seeking the Philippine government's help after she was forced to leave her employer's home in Kuwait without being paid compensation for her 14-year service. Photo: Facebook
Posted inAT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Maid’s reward for her 14 years of service was to be sacked

by Asia Times staff April 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Philippine troops during a send-off ceremony ending their combat duty against pro-Islamic State militant groups inside military headquarters in Marawi city, October 25, 2017.    Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Posted inAT Finance, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, World

Islamic State’s new frontline in the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento November 22, 2017February 18, 2020
Philippine soldiers stand guard in front of a door spray painted with "I love ISIS" graffiti after government troops cleared the area from pro-Islamic State militant groups inside the war-torn Marawi city, southern Philippines October 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Islamic State lurks in Philippine shadows

by Bong S Sarmiento November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

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