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Misuari blasts Aquino for 'siding with the enemy of his people' By: Abigail Kwok, InterAksyon.com March 5, 2013 MANILA, Philippines -- An incensed Moro National Liberation Front founder Nur Misuari lashed at President Benigno Aquino III for “siding with the enemy of his people&#8221...

Muslims, Christians unite to protest Malaysia assault in Sabah By: Bernard Testa, InterAksyon.com March 5, 2013 Muslim and Christian activists set fire to a picture of President Benigno Aquino III and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak as they rally in front of the Malaysian embassy in...

Malaysia soldiers attack armed Filipino clan in Borneo 5 March 2013 Malaysian soldiers have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead on Borneo island. The ground troops are backed by fighter jets, with reports of several...

End Sabah clash in ‘brotherly way’, MNLF warns Putrajaya KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 ― A Filipino separatist group has cautioned Putrajaya against sending more troops to Sabah, and called for the United Nations (UN) and Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) to intervene in...

Some of them act as protectors or doers of illegal acts such as illegal logging, smuggling, gambling, etc. This AFP modernization program was already publicized during President Ramos term but never came to fruition. A case in point is - fund misuse of the proceeds of the sale of vast military...

Let Malaysia wiggle itself out of bad karma By Ramon Tulfo Philippine Daily Inquirer I apologize to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima for my outburst in this space on Saturday where I used harsh words in criticizing her on the Sabah issue. I realize it was ungentlemanly of me to have done that to...

Malaysian hackers offer truce in 'last defacement' March 4, 2013 Malaysian hackers on Monday night, amid an ongoing crisis in Sabah that has spilled over to cyberspace, offered their Philippine counterparts a truce of sorts. The hackers, in what they called a "last defacement" of a...

Let's see. Malaysia will learn the lessons of this Sabah standoff and killings of Tausugs in the years to come. Its very short-sighted for Malaysia to think that the fight to claim Sabah by the Sultanate of Sulu will end with elimination of the remaining 214 would-be martyrs and coming hard on...

Sultan: Sabah is the patrimony of the Filipino Nation Patrimony simply means an inheritance from a father or an ancestor passed on through generations. When we speak of national patrimony the broader and deeper nuances in the notion of “heritage” come to the fore. We learned from...

Sabah crisis sparks 'cyberwar' By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated March 4, 2013 MANILA, Philippines - A hacker war between "cyber armies" from the Philippines and Malaysia has set off alongside the escalating tension in Sabah due to the clashes between the royal army of the Sultanate...

Manila papers slam Aquino for being a Malaysian mouthpiece BY CLARA CHOOI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR MARCH 04, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Philippines government’s hardline approach against the Sulu militants in Sabah had likely worsened the ongoing bloodshed, the Philippine Daily...

Filipinos support the Sultanate of Sulu OUR page 1 to page 2 Special Report is again on Sabah, the former North Borneo, which is now a state of the Federation of Malaysia despite it being a “patrimony of the Filipino Nation.” Those words were spoken over and over again in various...

Looks like the war in Mindanao is rapidly moving to Sabah. Now the table is turned. Let's see then in the coming days how Malaysia fights in battle. Just a precaution, these Muslim brothers were fighters and have seen combat since birth birth while the Malaysian Army became observers only...

The situation is really getting out of hand. The Royal Sulu Army is taking the offensive. Guerilla warfare is now taking place.

No secondhand frigates–DND THE Philippines will only settle for brand-new frigates for the Philippine Navy (PN), Defense Undersecretary for Finance, Munitions, Installation and Materiel Fernando Manalo said. Manalo told reporters that the department has dropped the option to acquire...

Navy SOG undergo rigid training at Sangley Point Members of the Philippine Navy's Special Operations Group (SOG) use their heads to carry a rubber boat as part of their skills and stamina training exercise in Sangley Point, Cavite. Navy SOG undergo rigid training at Sangley Point | GMA News...

US Duty Bound To Defend Sultan Of Sulu? By Edd K. Usman MANILA, Philippines --- America has a “historical and moral obligation” to assist the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo in times of trouble based on the 1915 Kiram-Carpenter Agreement. Abraham J. Idjirani, the official...

Phl wants diplomatic solution to Sabah standoff MANILA, Philippines - The government is currently engaged in high-level talks with Malaysian authorities to ensure the safety of Filipinos in Sabah after supporters of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III holed up in Lahad Datu town to press their...

Nope, he doesn’t have any military background. That is a sad fact. It starts at the high ranked military officials who failed and lost their true purpose. They’re just in it for the money and that’s the reason why our current military is weak. I just hope President Aquino can...

Amid mounting calls to take a stand on Sabah, PNoy forms team to study PH claim MANILA, Philippines - Amid mounting calls for the Philippine government to take a stand on the Sabah issue, President Benigno Aquino III announced on Thursday that he had formed a team of experts who would study...