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KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines - A wife and child of a suspected communist rebel were taken into custody as government security forces overran Friday morning a camp of the New People's Army (NPA) in a remote village in Compostela valley, military reports said.
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MANILA, Philippines - At least 1,000 new police recruits will be sent to "critical" areas in Mindanao in the next few weeks, a radio report said Saturday.
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MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang said President Macapagal-Arroyo planned to reconstitute the government peace panel that would include “fresh minds” to propose a new approach toward resolving the Mindanao conflict.
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MANILA, Philippines—The government has doubled to P10 million the bounty on each of two leaders of the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front. They stand accused of perpetrating the attacks on several villages in Central Mindanao last month that left 62 civilians dead and displaced around 200,000.
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MANILA, Philippines - The Moro Islamic Liberation Front leadership hinted Saturday it will not give support to two "rogue" commanders, now having P10-million tag each for their capture.
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COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Philippines Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels have stopped a government convoy transporting food aid to a refugee shelter and seized dozens of bags of rice in Mindanao, army officials said Friday.
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Troops overrun NPA camp in Compostela Valley

Saturday, 06 September 2008
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines - A wife and child of a suspected communist rebel were taken into custody as government security forces overran Friday morning a camp of the New People's Army (NPA) in a remote village in Compostela valley, military reports said.
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Moro group urges Islamic communities to resist military offensives in Mindanao

Saturday, 06 September 2008
MANILA, Philippines — An underground Moro organization aligned with the National Democratic Front (NDF) has urged Muslim communities in Mindanao to resist military onslaughts in compliance with the teachings of the Qur’an on the conduct of a “just war."
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Rogue MILF members have splintered to smaller groups, says military

Saturday, 06 September 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have reportedly splintered into small groups capable of carrying out terror attacks in Mindanao, said Lt. Gen. Alexander B. Yano, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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1000 new cops to be deployed to Mindanao

Saturday, 06 September 2008
MANILA, Philippines - At least 1,000 new police recruits will be sent to "critical" areas in Mindanao in the next few weeks, a radio report said Saturday.
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Shift to Federal System form of government: Are you in favor?

	Yes. It will speed up bureaucracy and trigger state-based economic and political growth.
	Yes. It will help solve the Mindanao problem and ensure permanent peace in the Philippines.
	No. Attitude change and not system change is the answer to RP's woes.
	No. It will only lead to dismemberment or balkanization of the country.