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Cotabato (Philippines)

Type: City
Name: Cotabato (Philippines)
Country: Philippines
Latitude: 7.23
Longitude: 124.25
population: 179,445
First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 Documents

Philippines army criticises separatists for use of child soldiers

The Philippines military says it has arrested a 15 year old boy, whom they suspect is a member of a communist movement and was involved in a recent landmine attack against security forces.Army brigade commander Alejandro Estomo has condemned the alleged ... [Published 21 hours ago by ABC Radio Australia News]
First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents

WITNESS: Mindanao roadsides bear scars of Philippines insurgency

COTABATO CITY, Mindanao, Philippines (AlertNet) - The two things I notice as I step out of the airport building in Cotabato City are the heat and a sizeable group of soldiers in green army uniforms, with M-16s on their shoulders.Both are common features ... [Published 23 hours ago by ReliefWeb]
First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

2 power plant projects opposed in Mindanao

KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato, Philippines—Residents of at least three Mindanao provinces are cold to the idea of constructing more power plants in their areas despite the power crisis hounding Mindanao.Projects that have met opposition from groups representing ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Philippine Daily Inquirer]
First Reported Mar 14 2010 - Updated Mar 14 2010 - 1 Documents

Mindanao deserves renewable energy aid share - solon

Writer: Office of Rep. Emmylou Taliño-MendozaNow under a state of calamity due to daily rotating brownouts lasting up to 10 hours, Mindanao deserves at least one-third of the P2 billion public trust fund meant to support the development of renewable energy ... [Published Mar 14 2010 by PH House of Representatives]
First Reported Mar 01 2010 - Updated Mar 02 2010 - 3 Documents

Peace monitors return to southern Philippines

COTABATO, Philippines — Malaysian-led peace monitors have returned to the troubled southern Philippines for the first time since Muslim rebels launched a wave of deadly attacks in 2008, officials said Monday. ... [Published Mar 01 2010 by ReliefWeb - Latest Updates]
First Reported Feb 28 2010 - Updated Mar 01 2010 - 4 Documents

Zahid dismisses reports of army meddling in Aceh

KUALA LUMPUR: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has dismissed reports implying that Malaysian armed forces were involved in terror activities in Aceh, Indonesia. He nevertheless called on the Indonesian authorities to investigate the matter ... [Published Mar 01 2010 by Borneo Post Online]
First Reported Feb 23 2010 - Updated Feb 23 2010 - 1 Documents

U.S., Philippine Troops Fight Insurgent Bomb Threat

By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden American Forces Press Service COTABATO, Philippines, Feb. 23, 2010 – Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Stutzke looked over the rock quarry from a distance as three explosions boomed. ... [Published Feb 23 2010 by ReliefWeb - Latest Updates]
First Reported Feb 22 2010 - Updated Feb 22 2010 - 1 Documents

Suspended ARMM gov abstains from food, drinks

MANILA, Philippines—Suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan has continuously abstained from any food and beverage despite warnings from his doctor.Dr. Redentor Tejada, the governor’s attending physician, said he told the ... [Published Feb 22 2010 by Philippine Daily Inquirer]
First Reported Feb 21 2010 - Updated Feb 21 2010 - 1 Documents

Govt signs twenty-six renewable energy deals

additional renewable energy contracts that are expected to generate 466 megawatts of power and investments of about $277 million.The new contracts include six for hydropower (6.8 MW), one for ocean power development (5 MW), five for wind, six for geothermal ... [Published Feb 21 2010 by Manila Standard Today]
First Reported Feb 21 2010 - Updated Feb 21 2010 - 1 Documents

9 rapes in Philippines daily

MANILA, Philippines-A total of 3,159 rape cases were reported to the authorities countrywide in 2009, up 22 percent from the 2,585 recorded over the same period in 2008, Cotabato Representative Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza said in a statement Sunday.Citing ... [Published Feb 21 2010 by Philippine Daily Inquirer]
First Reported Feb 20 2010 - Updated Feb 20 2010 - 1 Documents

Pacman tackles energy issue

ALABEL, Sarangani , Philippines – World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is opposing the construction of a 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Maasim town by Conal Holdings because of potential damage to the environment.Pacquiao, who is running for congressman ... [Published Feb 20 2010 by Philippine Star]
First Reported Feb 19 2010 - Updated Feb 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Renewable energy projects get green light

The Department of Energy has awarded another set of renewable energy (RE) contracts to investors.The Energy department on Friday signed 26 deals, bringing to 180 the number of clean and renewable power projects since the passage of the RE Act of 2008 ... [Published Feb 19 2010 by Manila Times]

Quotes

"The Philippines comprises all the territory ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris concluded between the United States and Spain on the tenth day of December, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, the limits which are set forth in Article III of said treaty, together with all the islands embraced in the treaty concluded at Washington between the United States and Spain on the seventh day of November, nineteen hundred, and the treaty concluded between the United States and Great Britain on the second day of January, nineteen hundred and thirty, and all territory over which the present Government of the Philippine Islands exercises jurisdiction."
"These are not public lands. These are ancestral lands of the Manobos. It is ours" he said
"This way, we guarantee the balanced development of renewable energy sources nationwide, without leaving one region behind" she pointed out

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Estrada says he is no enemy of Islam [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 20 hours ago]
Philippines army criticises separatists for use... [ABC Radio Australia News - 21 hours ago]
WITNESS: Mindanao roadsides bear scars of Phili... [ReliefWeb - 23 hours ago]
B/Gen. Horacio T. Lactao, 61 [PH House of Representatives - Mar 18 2010]
COMMENTARY: Decolonize the Philippines, adopt a... [Minda News - Mar 18 2010]
2 power plant projects opposed in Mindanao [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Mar 16 2010]
NFSP pessimistic over sugar production [Sun Star Network - Mar 14 2010]
Mindanao deserves renewable energy aid share - ... [PH House of Representatives - Mar 14 2010]
Archdiocese of Lipa to launch one-year Centenni... [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Mar 13 2010]
1 soldier dead, 3 hurt in S Philippines blast [CHINAdaily - Mar 13 2010]
Aussie-funded project boosts Northern Mindanao ... [Sun Star Network - Mar 12 2010]
DA: It is still premature to declare state of c... [Balita.org - Mar 12 2010]
Headline: Arroyo issues directives to alleviate... [Business World - Mar 12 2010]
GMA commends Indonesian cops over death of Bali... [Philippine Star - Mar 12 2010]
Food lack forces ‘lumad’ to eat poison crop [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Mar 11 2010]
Aquino apologizes; Villar won't explain Davao n... [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Mar 10 2010]
Road accident in S. Philippines kills 9, injures 2 [People's Daily Online - Mar 10 2010]
9 killed in North Cotabato vehicle crash [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Mar 10 2010]
Filipino-Chinese kidnap victim rescued in Zambo... [Philippine Star - Mar 09 2010]
Evasive candidates [Philippine Daily Inquirer - Mar 08 2010]
Women activists dare Catholic bishops [Business World - Mar 08 2010]
Silence means rape - Stanley Palisada [ABS-CBN News - Mar 08 2010]
Troops capture foreign trained bomb expert in S... [Philippine Star - Mar 08 2010]
CEB holds seat sale as low as P888 [Philippine Star - Mar 08 2010]
Aquino expects to lead by 20 percent more than ... [Manila Times - Mar 06 2010]
Gibo: Go slow on peace pact [Philippine Star - Mar 06 2010]
Solider killed in Philippines gunfight [UPI - Mar 06 2010]
Brownout shortened; steady power supply expected [Business World - Mar 05 2010]
Peace panels meet for Q and A session; 2 more N... [Minda News - Mar 05 2010]
Arroyo, past prexies hit over power crisis [Sun Star Network - Mar 05 2010]
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