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Lanao del Sur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lanao del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Its capital is Marawi City and borders Lanao del Norte to the north, Bukidnon to the east, and Maguindanao and Cotabato to the south. Found in the interior of Lanao del Sur is Lanao Lake, the largest lake in Mindanao, where the Maria Cristina Falls, the largest waterfall in the country is located. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lanao_del_Sur   (137 words)

lanao del sur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Bukidnon | Camiguin | Lanao del Norte | Misamis Occidental | Misamis Oriental Compostela Valley | Davao | Davao del Sur | Davao Oriental Basilan | Lanao del Sur | Maguindanao | Sulu | Tawi-Tawi www.yourencyclopedia.net /lanao_del_sur.html   (226 words)

News Summaries on Selected Topics: War in Mindanao, May 2000 Ambiong, a native of Lanao del Sur who has been living in Quiapo for the past 20 years, said that there were no Abu Sayyaf or MILF members in the metropolis. Emmanuel Teodosio, chief of the 1st Marine Brigade, who led the assault on Mt. Kabugaw from the Lanao del Sur side of the border, reported that Salamat's brother, who was in his early 40s, was an MILF battalion commander operating in the area. It was ''merely a reaction'' to the initial attacks by the MILF in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, and in Ozamiz City, and the rebels' alleged bombing of barges in Mindanao. www.philsol.nl /news/00/MindaWar3-may00.htm   (12722 words)

Dialogue Webpage for Conflicts Worldwide Affected as a consequence were the towns of Malabang, Balabagan, Sultan Gumandar, Marogong and Kapatagan in Lanao del Sur; and the adjacent municipalities of Matanog, Barira, Buldon, Kabuntalan, Datu Piang, Sharif Aguak, SK Pendatun, Sultan Kudarat, Talayan, Parang, Datu Odin Sinsuat and Pagagawan in Maguindanao province. Most of the affected families in Region XII are from Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato and Cotabato City. This we saw in the towns of Marogong, Butig, Sultan Gumandar, Kapatagan, Calanugas, Masiu and Binedayan all in Lanao del Sur; and in Munai, Pantao Ragat and Matunggao in Lanao del Norte. www.dwcw.org /cgi/wwwbbs.cgi?Mindanao&17   (1626 words)

Elections ‘peaceful and orderly but not honest’ in Lanao del Sur town--Borra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Aside from Lumbatan, voting in Lanao del Sur was generally peaceful including those in the towns of Masiu, Bayang, Butig, Madalum and Sultan Domalinda, which were put under Comelec control earlier. Borra said voter turnout in Lanao del Sur was slow in the morning but picked by noon yesterday. Lanao del Sur has 261,805 registered voters as of May this year. www.cyberdyaryo.com /features/f2001_1127_01a.htm   (365 words)

Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro - Gov't bombing continues despite MILF ceasefire GOVERNMENT warplanes rained bombs Thursday on a village at Butig town, Lanao del Sur for most of the day killing countless of Moro separatist guerillas despite the MILF's earlier declaration of a unilateral ceasefire. Dalidig said he is surprised by this as the MILF-government clashes are confined in the Lanao del Norte area and now it is extending to its southern portion. He said he agrees with the President that the terrorist attacks on Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte and Maigo, Lanao del Norte are condemnable and their perpetrators should be hunted down and punished. www.sunstar.com.ph /static/cag/2003/05/30/news/gov.t.bombing.continues.despite.milf.ceasefire.html   (1026 words)

Special Moments for the Children of War Nobody likes Taknaren Mombawa, a boy from Butig, Lanao del Sur, one of the children-refugees in the New Capitol Gym, an evacuation center in Marawi City. He was dubbed as the most notorious and uncooperative child in the center since a day would not pass without having another child crying because of him. With the help of our church partners and other specialized institutions, 2,626 children- beneficiaries from Cotabato, Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur were assisted from 2000 to date. tabangmindanaw.mariansolidarity.com /features/020827-special.htm   (627 words)

Salic vs Comelec: 157007 : March 17, 2004 : J. Tinga : En Banc : Decision The mayorship of Butig was contested by, among others, Salic and private respondent Dimnatang L. Pansar (“Pansar”), while the candidates for vice-mayor included Ditual and private respondent Monabantog Kiram (“Kiram”). It directed the new MBC to complete the Butig canvass by resorting to and canvassing the ballot box copies of the returns from Precincts No. 1A/2A, 7A/8A, and 9A/10A, satisfying itself of the integrity of the ballot boxes prior to opening them. Should the ballot box copies of the returns that emerged be likewise irregular for having varying serial numbers or they are otherwise missing, the Second Division further directed the new MBC to conduct a recount of the votes cast for mayor and vice-mayor in the controverted precincts. www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2004/mar2004/157007.htm   (4660 words)

Sun.Star Network Online - Gov't troops bomb Lanao del Sur village CAGAYAN DE ORO -- Government warplanes rained bombs on a village in Butig town, Lanao del Sur for most of Thursday, killing countless of Moro separatist guerillas, the military said. Dalidig said the Lanao del Sur operation surprised him as clashes between the MILF and government are usually confined to Lanao del Norte. He said he agrees with Arroyo that the terrorist attacks on Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte and Maigo, Lanao del Norte are condemnable and their perpetrators should be hunted down and punished. www.sunstar.com.ph /static/net/2003/05/30/gov.t.troops.bomb.lanao.del.sur.village.html   (1108 words)

Mindanao Times News Online - Davao City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Major Johnny Macanas, spokesman of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said that the MILF camps Aliben Talib and Old Bushra were seized and captured last Saturday by elements of the 29th Infantry Battalion (IB), 63rd IB; and 4th Scout Ranger Battalion. Macanas said that three days after the Lanao del Sur offensive, a total of 159 MILF rebels with 156 high-powered firearms surrendered to Lt. Col. Hardships and discontentment on MILF leadership were among the reasons the group of Dimalawang Mala alias Commander Dimas decided to return to the folds of law. www.mindanaotimes.com.ph /news2000/nov29/milf.camp.html   (313 words)

Print Article: Philippine rebel group leader dead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) His renunciation of terrorism last month was one of the key demands made by the government for talks to end the group's decades-old campaign for a Muslim homeland in the country's troubled south. The Front's vice-chairman for political affairs, Ghazali Jaafar, said by telephone that Salamat died July 13 from complications from a heart ailment and an acute ulcer and was buried the same day by his comrades in the southern town of Butig in Lanao del Sur province. He said there was a delay in announcing the death because the MILF's central committee had to inform Salamat's relatives and choose a successor. www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/08/05/1059849384436.html   (223 words)

Manila Bulletin: Lanao townsfolk plead for release of frozen IRA.(Metro and National News)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Manila Bulletin: Lanao townsfolk plead for release of frozen IRA.(Metro and National News)@ HighBeam Research Lanao townsfolk plead for release of frozen IRA.(Metro and National News) Byline: ALI G. BUTIG, Lanao del Sur Distressed residents here backed by Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Parouk Hussin are pleading to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to order the release of their towns internal revenue allotments that have been withheld by Malacanang for almost a year now. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:108842673&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf&COOKIE=NO&token=E490F24169D54A57897DDE2200DC2594   (217 words)

Bao vs Comelec : 149666 : December 19, 2003 : J. Carpio-Morales : En Banc : Decision Petitioner Sangcad S. Bao sought re-election as mayor of Butig, Lanao del Sur in the May 14, 2001 elections. On May 25, 2001, petitioner filed before the COMELEC a “Very Urgent Petition for Suspension of Counting of Votes by [the] B[oard of] E[lection] I[nspectors], Canvass of Election Returns and Proclamation of Winners by [the Municipal Board of Canvassers], and Declaration of Failure of Election in Butig, Lanao del Sur,” to declare a failure of election was present in the instant case; and that the serious and massive election irregularities in thirty out of forty precincts in Butig were more than sufficient to affect the election results as they disenfranchised more than 70% of the registered voters. www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2003/dec2003/149666.htm   (1824 words)

[No title] The mission team passed by Butig, Lanao del Sur on the way to Cararao at around 1 o’clock in the morning. According to a resident, the Butig poblacion was abandoned for two reasons—because of a continuing rido (clan war) among the Maranao in Butig; and also because of the “all-out war” in the year 2000 and the resulting military occupation of the town. The team was met by a group of MILF fighters in an area which they said is the boundary of Lanao Sur and Maguindanao province. www.cyberdyaryo.com /press_release/pr2003_1217_02.htm   (1988 words)

MILF goes hi-tech in mountain lair - INFOTECH (February 1, 1999) CAMP BUSHRAH, Butig, Lanao del Sur—When a newsman or other visitors see Abdul Aziz S. Mimbantas in his lair here deep in the mountains of this province, he hands out a calling card just like an executive in Makati or a government official in Manila would. He would not divulge how it was done, but apparently it uses radio signals to transmit phone messages across the vast Lake Lanao, the country's second largest lake. In fact, I was allowed to call my wife (who was in her clinic in Iligan) and my boss in the PDI Mindanao Bureau's office in Davao. www.inq7.net /infotech/feb99wk1/info_3.htm   (522 words)

SUNDAY SOLDIERS The unit formed the backbone of the “Liberator Battalion”, that took part in a 3-week peacekeeping operation in the Lanao provinces during the November elections in 1971. During its 3-week stint of peacekeeping in Lanao, nine citations for bravery were earned by cadets of the battalion. Cadet Captain Mariano Angeles was cited for bravery in action against Muslim malefactors in the mountain fastness of Butig, Lanao del Sur on November 9, 1971. www.rainbowrangers.coms.ph   (2617 words)

Lanao groups urge Pres. Arroyo to declare ceasefire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) DAVAO CITY -- The Muslim Multisectoral Movement for Peace and Development (MMMPD), a coalition of several non-governmental organizations in Lanao del Sur, has urged President Gloria M. Arroyo to reciprocate the MILF's declaration of 10-day ceasefire. "On May 28, few hours after the MILF issued written announcement on the unilateral ceasefire which was subsequently broadcast over the radio, AFP troops in the municipality of Munai, Lanao del Norte, torched civilian houses," he said. On May 29, he said, the military launched aerial and artillery strikes in Camp Bushra and the surrounding communities in Butig, Lanao del Sur. www.mindanews.com /2003/05/31nws-lanao.html   (288 words)

Philippines , Landmine Monitor Report 2003 In early February 2003, NPA rebels in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in Mindanao reportedly exploded a landmine during an encounter with AFP troops on a morning patrol. It was also reported that the MILF planted landmines in Munai, Lanao del Norte, in May 2003 in order to slow down government troops pursuing them. The Philippine Campaign to Ban Landmines negotiated with the MILF and the Philippine government a collaborative demining effort in areas of Mindanao, notably in Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao, affected by the conflict in 2000. www.icbl.org /lm/2003/philippines.html   (2972 words)

The Manila Times Internet Edition | REGIONS > 3 GenSan cops in extortion raps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Omanan, 38, was recovered by police and military operatives at Barangay Ragayan in Butig, Lanao del Sur, where he was taken by the three armed men who seized him from the Cagayan de Oro public market on December 12. Mayor Amirolla Arimao of Butig was quoted in radio reports saying that he had sought the help of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to talk with a local armed group holding the victim. The group, led by a certain “Edris,” agreed to let go of the victim on condition that authorities call off pursuit operations and drop all charges against the suspects. www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/jan/02/yehey/prov/20050102pro3.html   (724 words)

PHNO: HOMETOWN AND COMMUNITY News Philippines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Atendido said additional troops rushed to the scene and reinforced the beleaguered 29th IB elements, and engaged the rebels in a half-hour gunbattle. Earlier that day, elements of the 28th Infantry Battalion waylaid 10 MILF guerrillas in Malabang, Lanao del Sur, killing a rebel in a 20-minute firefight. Meanwhile, the military said 10 MILF fighters surrendered in Lumbayanague, Lanao del Sur, apparently after they could no longer bear the mounting military offensive. www.newsflash.org /2000/11/ht/ht001322.htm   (280 words)

.: MindaNews -- 30 March 2004 :.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) The IMT was formed by Malaysia to monitor the compliance of the government and the MILF with the ceasefire agreement that both parties had signed even before the escalation of hostilities in 2000 and 2003. Malaysian Gen. Zulkifeli is welcomed like royalty at the MILF's Camp Bushra in Butig, Lanao del Sur. BULIOK, Pagalungan, Maguindanao -- Messages of peace dominated the speeches of representatives of government, MILF and the advance party of an OIC monitoring team during their visit and meeting with about 1000 MILF guerrillas here. www.mindanews.com /2004/03/30index.html   (485 words)

CPP (Philippine Communist Party) sees continuing alliance with MILF under Murad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Salamat, 61, founded the MILF in 1978, when he broke away from the Moro National Liberation Front after it forged the Tripoli Agreement with the Marcos dictatorship. He died July 13 of natural causes in Butig, Lanao del Sur, although the MILF officially confirmed his death only last Tuesday. Murad, who was MILF vice chairman for military affairs, also heads the secessionist organization’s peace-negotiating panel that will soon resume formal talks with the Philippine government in Malaysia. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/959452/posts   (678 words)

P.D. No. 1125   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Nuska, Tomimbang B. Marawi City, Lanao del Sur Rascal, Saperman Z. Marawi City, Lanao del Sur Sacar, Tabonawan B. Marawi City, Lanao del Sur www.lawphil.net /statutes/presdecs/pd1977/pd_1125_1977.html   (338 words)

CTV.ca | Philippine Muslim rebel leader dies It was not immediately known if Salamat's death would affect peace negotiations that are to be hosted by Malaysia. Salamat, whose age was unknown, was buried the day he died by his comrades in the southern town of Butig in Lanao del Sur province. There was a delay in announcing the death because the separatist group's central committee had to inform Salamat's relatives and choose a successor, Jaafar said. www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1060052525660_14?hub=World   (450 words)

The Manila Times Internet Edition | TOP STORIES > 3 held in plot to bomb US Embassy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) Mentang also said he was trained in Camp Hudaybiyah in Butig, Lanao del Sur, in 1995 by a senior Jemaah Islamiah leader and bomb maker, an Indonesian identified as Zulkifli, who ordered the bombings in Davao. tc "Mentang also said he was trained in Camp Hudaybiyah in Butig, Lanao del Sur, in 1995 by a senior Jemaah Islamiah leader and bomb maker, an Indonesian identified as Zulkifli, who ordered the bombings in Davao." Adan also charged that an Indonesian JI member, Abdul Jabidi, had supplied the explosives used in the Davao attacks and in three other bombings elsewhere in Mindanao between 2002 and 2004. www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/oct/22/yehey/top_stories/20041022top6.html   (1510 words)

JI member nabbed in Maguindanao - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05) “Prior to his designation, he [Rohmat] underwent training in 2002 in Camp Jabal in Butig, Lanao del Sur and was later appointed instructor to the Abu Sayyaf trainees who underwent explosives training in 2003,” Adan said. He later moved to Camp Jabal Quba in Lanao del Sur province where he allegedly trained Abu Sayyaf bombers, Adan said. Security forces are on red alert amid the Abu Sayyaf's threat to bomb churches and other crowded areas during the Easter holidays. news.inq7.net /top/index.php?index=1&story_id=31329   (776 words)

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