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Anak ng Dalampasigan

Posted on October 8, 2013

by: Ronald Roy

NO, dear Reader, there is absolutely no truth to the rumor that the festering decades-old Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) problem is virtually terminated. Do not believe the wild yarn that the Palace and the MNLF will soon officially announce details of a forthcoming exchange of nuptial vows between Pres. Benigno S. Aquino lll and the renegade MNLF founder and chairman, Nur Misuari.

I do not know who started the scuttlebutt, but if we are to believe a usually reliable Palace insider, the President’s protracted stay in war-torn Zamboanga is not an amorous rendezvous with Misuari, but an imperative to end the raging conflict in his capacity as the country’s President and Commander-in-Chief. “The buck stops where I stand, and I assume total responsibility”, he declared before the nation.

On the other hand, let’s take a look at the mustachioed Nur Misuari (Misua, for short), who was born in a Sulu beach and grew up in that beach — which explains why he reportedly carries the swashbuckling nom de guerre “Anak ng dalampasigan” ( ala “Anak ni Palaris” and “The son of Zorro”). #OpinYon #opinion #Zambo

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After raid, PH eyes new charges vs Misuari (rappler.com)
Probe shows MNLF rebels started sneaking arms into Zamboanga in January (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
Security exec: No intel failure on MNLF; gov’t just underestimated facts (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
Zambo crisis: The fog of war (rappler.com)
Nur dares govt to arrest him, file rebellion charges (manilastandardtoday.com)
Habier Malik: Trapped in the city he seized (rappler.com)
Zambo (1rgcruz.wordpress.com)
PNoy leaves Zambo; says military action vs MNLF continues (mindanews.com)
What Went Before: Nur Misuari-led attacks on Zamboanga City (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
Evidence to link Misuari to siege found – police (manilastandardtoday.com)

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AWOL

Posted on September 25, 2013 Updated on September 26, 2013

(photo source: http://girleavesdropper.wordpress.com/)

By Miguel Raymundo

PRESIDENT Aquino’s choice to stay in the Zamboanga war zone and away from Malacañang is taking a toll on his Presidency.

With much of Zamboanga’s commercial and business facilities shut down because of continued fighting between government forces and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels, the President is unable to attend to other issues of import that require his immediate attention.

Away from the public eye since Sept. 14 when he left the Palace for Zamboanga City, many are wondering what the President is doing there and who’s running the government’s affairs while he is away.

Is the President still in control? Has he gone AWOL to escape public censure over the P10-billion pork barrel scandal? Is he just sitting around playing his video games—content to sit in the sidelines while the lives and livelihood of the people of Zamboanga lie in the balance?

And where on earth is PNoy exactly? #OpinYon #CoverStory #Pnoy #AWOL

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