By YEN BLANCO DELGADO ZAMBOANGA CITY—Human trafficking syndicates are preying on refugees displaced from their communities by the Moro National Liberation Front’s siege on Zamboanga City last September, taking advantage of the poverty and uncertainty that have gripped evacuation centers. Anti-trafficking groups said they have uncovered a prostitution operation within the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports
By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS, MindaNews DAVAO CITY–The standoff in Zamboanga City between government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) under founding chair Nur Misuari could have ended on Day 5, Friday, September 13 if government had responded to the demands of MNLF commander Habier Malik for a ceasefire to facilitate the release of the hostages, a
Podcasts by BABYLYN KANO-OMAR BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi—The encounter between members of the Moro National Liberation Front and government troops in Zamboanga City has left Tawi-Tawi in bad shape. Airlines and shipping vessels traveling the Zambonga-Tawi-Tawi route have cancelled trips since Sept. 9 because of the standoff. The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi has had to arrange two
By YEN BLANCO DELGADO ZAMBOANGA CITY—Residents of Zamboanga City are bracing for the worst, after the standoff between the military and the Moro National Liberation Front remained unresolved by nightfall.
