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	Maguindanao
		From 1663 to 1718, Maguindanao influence extended as far as Zambales in the west, Cagayan de Oro in the north, Sarangani in the south, and Davao in the east.
		Maguindanao pottery is made mainly through the "turn-modeling" technique, where a turntable, as well as a paddle, an anvil, and a broken rim, are used to mold and shape the pottery (Jose-De La Cruz 1982:8-9).
		The Maguindanao believe in a basic unity underlying the various aspects of the environment and this belief is reflected in the use of often conflicting image and subject in the riddles (Notre Dame Journal 1980:17).
	litera1no4.tripod.com /maguindanao_frame.html (4824 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive
		Mutilan said the COMELEC proclaimed Ampatuan on August 11 despite alleged glaring proof of poll fraud.
		He said fraud was especially apparent in the provinces of Maguindanao, Ampatuan's bailiwick, and Basilan.
		Mutilan alleged that the unusually high voter turnout of 98 percent reported in Maguindanao was a "statistical improbability" and proves that the ballot boxes were stuffed with votes the day before the election.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=14516 (363 words)

	MAGUINDANAO: AMPATUAN THREATENS TO FIRE PORT OFFICIALS
		Ampatuan said only the management of Maguindanao’s Polloc Port has been efficiently remitting its collections to the regional treasury in the past months.
		Ampatuan declined to name the port officials concerned, saying, though, a group of lawyers and auditors is now thoroughly evaluating their performance.
		Ampatuan, however, said he will see to it that the governors of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will have a role in selecting port managers for their respective provinces.
	www.newsflash.org /2004/02/ht/ht006069.htm (339 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive
		Mutilan said fraud was especially apparent in the provinces of Maguindanao, Ampatuanâs bailiwick, and Basilan.
		In his petition, Mutilan said there was also massive disfranchisement and substitute voting in province of Tawi-Tawi and in the municipalities of Sulu, except in Jolo, Panamao and Talipao.
		Arroyo reneged on her promise, because she favored Ampatuanâs candidacy.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=14616 (452 words)

	INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Early this month, Ampatuan, 70, led members of his clan in paying tribute to their patriarch, his grandfather Shariff Ampatuan, at the site of the old tomb in Ampatuan, Maguindanao.
		Among the distinguished members of the family, conspicuously absent from the huge gathering on May 10 was Gov. Zaldy Uy Ampatuan of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, who accompanied the President in her state visit to Saudi Arabia.
		Governor Ampatuan and his nephews, Maguindanao Rep. Simeon Datumanong and Secretary Zamzamin Ampatuan of the National Anti-Poverty Commission, presented to other clan members a plan to develop the periphery of the tomb into a memorial park.
	news.inq7.net /express/html_output/20060604-78041.xml.html (1482 words)

	http://www.bangsamoro.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Maguindanao Governor Datu Andal Ampatuan is pushing for his favored son, Mayor Zaldy Ampatuan.
		Twenty-eight of the 29 mayors of the Province of Maguindanao have declared their support for Zaldy and have even joined him on the campaign trail.
		Although beset by accusations of corruption and is alleged to be the one responsible for the non-remittance of GSIS shares and delays in teachers’ salaries, he runs on his credential as an Islamic scholar and leader.
	bangsamoro.com /mvoice/mv_073005_d.php?PHPSESSID=e62bf3b6a589fd128ea... (572 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| TOP STORIES > Police hunt 2 MILF commanders for Maguindanao blast
		The arrest warrants are reportedly for their involvement in the 2003 Maguindanao explosion that killed former mayor Saudi Ampatuan of Datu Piang, a son of Governor Ampatuan.
		Intelligence reports are trying to establish a link between the presence in Maguindanao of two Indonesian bomb instructors who conducted training in the area in April and Friday’s bombing attack on the governor.
		Investigators are eyeing politics and a long-standing feud between the MILF and the powerful Ampatuan clan as possible motives in the assassination attempt.
	feeds.manilanews.net /?rid=db6b407b8f316b61&cat=3e5bbccc730d258c&f=1 (390 words)

	Manila Standard Today -- Comelec credibility at stake -- July 19, 2005
		ARMM, which covers Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Basilan provinces and the city of Marawi, has a total registered voters of 1.1 million scattered in 102 towns and one city with 2,458 barangays.
		Maguindanao Rep. Simeon Datumanong said majority of Muslim leaders in Mindanao, particularly in his district, is very thankful to the President for appointing another Muslim to a top government post.
		Ampatuan, nephew of Maguindanao Gov. Ampatuan, is the second Muslim government official to be appointed to one of the premier positions in the national government under the Arroyo administration.
	www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=politics06_july19_2005 (437 words)

	Stop Troop Movements and Armed Clashes in Maguindanao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The clashes between government forces and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) happening in Datu Saudi Ampatuan and Datu Piang, Maguindanao Province since mid-January are dangerous fires that should be doused.
		The familiar lines used to justify the attack in Buliok - the pursuit of kidnappers, or the Abu Sayyaf Group, or lawless elements – are again being used to justify military action in areas in Maguindanao where MILF units are based.
		During field monitoring in Maguindanao last January 18, an army officer casually told us that they are simply waiting for us, the Joint-CCCH and the Bantay Ceasefire, to leave so that they can restart the war.
	www.iidnet.org /adv/mda/maguindanao_clash.htm (438 words)

	Muslim politicians: Then and now - May 02, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The sword used in Villaron's killing is being kept inside the chest of treasured valuables of the Ampatuan clan under the stewardship of Maguindanao Gov. Datu Andal S. Ampatuan Sr., the most politically powerful of the patriarch's grandchildren today.
		In one of hottest political contests in recent memory, the Sinsuats allied with the Ampatuans, and in 1967, almost succeeded in politically dislodging both men.
		Aside from the calls of local politicians for adherence into peaceful and credible elections, hopes were pinned on the Midtimbangs to be able to play a middle force's role to keep peace for the one-on-one fight between Ampatuan and Matalam, their common in-laws.
	www.inq7.net /reg/2004/may/02/reg_8-2.htm (497 words)

	PHILIPPINES: A man shot dead and another severely injured by the military in Barangay Gawang, Maguindanao
		The victims, Abu Abdul, 30, a resident of Barangay Ilian, Datu Saudi uy Ampatuan, Maguindanao died on the spot due to gunshot wounds on his chest and throat while Abdulmaguid Kusain, 18, also a resident of the same place suffered serious gunshot wounds on his sex organ.
		According to Zacaria Abdulkarim, Barangay councilor of Ilian, Datu Saudi, Maguindanao and a cousin of Abdul, Abdul and Kusain were among the many civilians asked by Barangay Captain Datu Habbie Matilendo to help rescue wounded soldiers in the area but were mistakenly identified as Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels.
		He was immediately rushed to the provincial hospital in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao for treatment but was transferred to Cotabato Regional Hospital in Cotabato City because the provincial hospital has no adequate treatment facilities.
	www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2004/593?print=yes (1367 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| METRO > Ampatuan’s victory challenged by closest rival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		ALLEGING massive electoral fraud, losing gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Mahid Mutilan, announced Saturday that he has filed with the Commission on Elections a petition seeking to nullify the proclamation of Zaldy Ampatuan as governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
		Mutilan said he filed his petition on August 19, which was well within the 10-day prescribed period.
		He said fraud was particularly evident in the provinces of Maguindanao, Ampatuan’s bailiwick, and Basilan.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/aug/28/yehey/metro/20050828met4.html (365 words)

	Balita - Linking Filipinos worldwide with news since 1994
		In the town of Parang, Maguindanao, the turnout was as low as 45 percent, COMELEC official Lolita Pescola said.
		The region comprises Tawi-Tawi, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan and Sulu.
		The atmosphere at the Sarip Elementary School was festive without the usual election fanfare hinting that, as far as the Ampatuan clan was concerned, the election was in the bag.
	news.balita.ph /html/article.php/20050808205025698 (1153 words)

	ARMM Elections 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		COTABATO CITY-Administration candidate Zaldy Ampatuan is headed for a landslide victory in the race for governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, according to partial canvassing results released by the Commission on Elections.
		Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye clarified this amid reports that the President was supporting the candidacy of her ally Zaldy Ampatuan.
		But there was no voting in South Upi, Maguindanao where a number of residents trooped to the municipal hall to prevent the distribution of election paraphernalia.
	armm2005.inq7.net /run.php (872 words)

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		The politically influential Ampatuan clan of Maguindanao yesterday expressed its support for the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo although the joint session of Congress still has to proclaim the winning presidential candidate in the last May 10 polls.
		President expressed her gratitude to the Ampatuans whose support gave her victory in Maguindanao during the last May 10 elections.
		Ochia said the Ampatuans also supported the President in the May 2001 elections when she ran for vice president.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/06/06/MTNN2004060611227.html (380 words)

	Islam Online- News Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He stressed that this early “many civilians in those towns have started to pack up their belongings including their livestock and preparing for another uncertain life in the evacuation centers.” Some 4,500 individuals have left their homes last week.
		The group welcomes the announcement made by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on January 20 that the exploratory talks would take place next month, but “while the joint pronouncements of the highest officials of the two countries carry much weight, we continue to be wary.
		It also reiterates its recommendation for the deployment of the Malaysian-led international ceasefire monitoring team to Maguindanao to ensure the strictest observance of the ceasefire by all combatants.
	www.islamonline.net /English/News/2004-01/26/article04.shtml (579 words)

	Sen. Aquilino Q. Pimentel : News : PIMENTEL SAYS KNP WILL SEEK VOIDING OF ELECTION RESULTS IN AREAS WHERE FPJ GOT ZERO ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Reported fabrication of election results in the town of Barira, Ampatuan and Datu Piang in Maguindanao where the President received 10,000 votes; 9,321 votes; and 17,688 votes, respectively, and Poe and other presidential bets, zero.
		Reported fabrication of election results in the towns of Mamasapano, Sharif Aguak, Datu Abdullah Sangko, Datu Unsay and Datu Saudi Ampatuan in Maguindanao where the President received nearly all the votes while Poe was credited with only 5 to 40 votes.
		Pimentel said the KNP lawyers should ask the Commission on Elections to void the election results or declare a failure of elections in the Maguindanao and Lanao towns mentioned especially in the light of reports that no real elections took place there.
	www.nenepimentel.org /news/20040519_KNP.asp (536 words)

	PIA12 Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Highlight of the program was distribution of more than 1, 400 sacks of high breed corn seeds to farmer beneficiaries of the 14 towns of Maguindanao located along the Liguasan marsh area.
		DA-Maguindanao Provincial Director Dr. Salik B. Panalunsong said the 14 towns are Shariff Aquak, Mamasapanao, Datu Unsay, Sultan sa Barongis, Buluan, Rajah Buayan, Datu Piang, Datu Saudi, Paglat, Talayan, SK Pendatun and Guindulungan.
		Under the GMA-Corn Program, the distributed seeds will be paid by the Department of Agriculture P1, 200 per sack and farmer beneficiaries will only pay P 500.00 per sack.
	www.pia.gov.ph /pia12/r28.htm (184 words)

	PHNO: Headline News Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A group of 30 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels fired rocket-propelled grenades and high-powered rifles at an Army command post and the nearby compound of Algon Construction firm in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Col. Hilario Atendido, spokesman of the military’s Southern Command, said.
		Meanwhile, a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire on a Navy ship docked at the Polloc wharf in Parang, Maguindanao, the military said.
		The ship returned fire at the attackers, who were traveling at high speed aboard a small boat, the military said.
	www.newsflash.org /2001/01/ht/ht001493.htm (292 words)

	Sen. Aquilino Q. Pimentel : News : MILF URGED TO RELEASE CAPTURED GOV’T SOLDIERS AND TREAT THEM HUMANELY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		(PDP-Laban) today appealed to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to treat humanely the four government soldiers captured by rebel forces during a firefight in Barangay Gawang, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Monday.
		He said the bloody clash should prompt the Arroyo government and MILF leadership to take steps to resume the peace talks as early as possible.
		Pimentel noted that before the gunbattle in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, there have been a number of sporadic clashes between government and MILF forces since a mutual ceasefire was declared last July 19.
	www.nenepimentel.org /news/20031219_MILF.asp (513 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| REGIONS > Losing ARMM bet wants Ampatuan victory voided (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		REGIONS > Losing ARMM bet wants Ampatuan victory voided
		LOSING gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Mahid Mutilan, has announced that he has filed with the Commission on Elections a petition seeking to nullify the proclamation of Zaldy Ampatuan as governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) owing to massive electoral fraud.
		Mutilan criticized Mala-cañang for allegedly providing logistical support to Ampatuan’s campaign.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/aug/29/yehey/prov/20050829pro2.html (377 words)

	Bulatlat.com
		The Suara Bangsamoro nominee also denounced the military for “direct participation in the conduct of the elections.”
		Guialal noted that in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, some 9,000 votes for Suara Bangsamoro were not admitted in the canvassing due to military pressure on the board of canvassers.
		Infantry Brigade (IB), is the provincial canvassing area for Maguindanao; while the votes from Parang and Matanog towns, also in Maguindanao, were counted in Camp Salipada Pendatun.
	www.bulatlat.com /news/4-15/4-15-moro.html (699 words)

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