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Moro delegates were elected to constitute the Constitutional Convention namely Arolas Tulawi from Sulu, Menandang...

July 1934

The Quirino-Recto Colonization Act or Act No. 4197 was enacted which aimed at sending settlers...

February 1935

Hadji Abdulhamid Bongabong, chief religious leader of Unayan, and 189 Meranaos sent a letter of...

March 1935

Hadji Abdulhamid Bongabong launched his campaign against the Commonwealth government that would continue up to...

June 1936

Sultan Jamal ul-Kiram II dies leaving no descendant which led to a succession dispute between...

June 1936

Imam Saccam expressed their defiance of the granting of Philippine Independence at Kulay-Kulay, Sulu that...

October 1936

The National Assembly enacted Commonwealth Act No. 75 which abolished the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes...

October 1936

Commonwealth Act #441, An Act Creating the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) was approved by...

June 1939

Japanese forces marched into Dansalan...

May 1942

The Japanese commander of the Dansalan garrison sent a punitive expedition to Watu, a small...

June 1942

The Battle of Tamparan where the Maranaos dealt the Japanese a stunning loss when, in...

September 1942

The Meranao Militia Force saved Wendell Fertig when he was cut off and surrounded by...

June 1943

The joint Japanese-Bureau of Constabulary Patrol led by Capt. Sebastian Javelosa attacked a guerrilla base...

July 1944

The Meranao Militia Force captured the Japanese garrison at Malabang and occupied the strategic coastal...

April 1945

The Rice and Corn Production Administration (RCPA) was organized and was meant to increase rice...

March 1949

The Economic Development Corps (EDCOR) was formally established under the direct supervision of the...

September 1950

Issuance of Executive Order No. 355 which provided for the creation of the Land Settlement...

October 1950

The first EDCOR project at Kapatagan in Lanao was established....

February 1951

The Moro leader, Hadji Kamlon, formally surrendered to Justice Secretary Oscar Castelo who had been...

November 1951

Issuance of Administrative Order No. 208 Removing Sultan Bato Ali as Mayor of Dansalan City....

March 1953

Issuance of Proclamation No. 376 Reserving for the Use of the Economic Development Corps (EDCOR)...

March 1953

R.A. 1160 created the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA) which administered a total...

June 1954

The government authorized 227 Moro families to occupy and settle lands at Genio EDCOR project...

April 1956

The land conflict in Kauran, Datu Piang was settled through a division of farm lots...

August 1956

Integration Commissioner Madki Alonto was directed by the President of the Philippines to organize the...

May 1958

The Moslem Pilgrimage Association of the Philippines pledged their support of President Garcia’s candidacy. Sheik Abdul...

August 1958

Madki Alonto took his oath of office as acting chairman of the Commission on National...

August 1958

Issuance of Republic Act 1387 which provided for the establishment of the Mindanao State University...

September 1961

It was a forced marriage, Sophia recalled in an interview in June 1998. She was...

October 1967

On December 30, 1967, anywhere from 135 (Aquino's count) to 180 (Oropesa's count), recruits boarded...

December 1967

The so-called Jabiddah “Massacre” happened which resulted to the death of at least 23 trainees...

March 1968

The Muslim/Mindanao Independence Movement was founded by the former governor of Cotabato, Datu Udtog Matalam,...

May 1968

President Ferdinand Marcos ordered a ceasefire on Sulu, Palawan, and Mindanao islands on February 26,...

February 1971

Third Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference. ...

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Third Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference. The conference adopted Resolution No. 12, which...

March 1972

July 1972, Manila. President Ferdinand E. Marcos received a Joint Egyptian-Libyan Mission headed by Egyptian...

July 1972

Because of the worsening condition in Mindanao, the growing rebellion and other form of rebellion,...

September 1972

The MNLF was founded as a splinter group of the Muslim Independence Movement on October...

October 1972

Led by the First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos, the Goodwill and Economic Mission to Libya...

November 1972

In December 1972, MNLF rebels landed in Barrio Tran in Lebak, Cotabato, to establish the...

December 1972

4th Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference...

Benghazi, Libya. Meeting of Ambassador Yusup Abubakar with Islamic Delegations, 4th Islamic Foreign Ministers'...

March 1973

Manila. World Muslim League President Datu Syed Ibrahim Alsagof called on President Marcos, to report...

June 1973

Manila. President Marcos received Lebanese Foreign Minister Fouad Naffah and conferred on him the Sultan...

June 1973

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The Philippine Government Pancl held meetings with the Moro National Liberation Front....

January 1975

Tripoli, Libya. Prime Minister Jalloud received a Special Mission composed of Executive Secretary Alejandro Melchor,...

January 1975

Cairo, Egypt. Supreme Islamic Council Secretary General Tewfik Oweida and Al Azar Sheik Muhamed Khader...

January 1975

The Jeddah Peace Talks...

The Jeddah Peace Talks between the Government and the Moro National Liberation Front opened on...

January 1975

On February 20, 1975 six weeks prior to April 7 meeting, Nur Misuari sent a...

February 1975

Alexandria, Egypt. President Anwar Al Sadat received a Special Mission headed by the First Lady...

March 1975

Carthage, Tunisia. President Habib Bourquiba received a special message from President Marcos. Emissaries were Public...

March 1975

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. H.M. King Khaled, Crown Prince Fahd, Prince Abdullah, Prince Sultan, Prince Saud...

March 1975

The new panel conducted two rounds of talks in the field in rapid succession. They...

April 1975

Algiers, Algeria. After a briefing on the MNLF problem by Ambassador Pacifico A. Castro, President...

June 1975

Sixth Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference...

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sixth Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference. Ambassador Lininding Pangandaman, General Mamarinta Lao, Commissioner...

July 1975

Lima, Peru. Ambassador Pacifico A. Castro met with Arab delegates to the Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers...

August 1975

Nairoba, Kenya. President Marcos met with OIC Secretary General Amadou Karim Gaye....

May 1976

Seventh Islamic Forcing Ministers' Conference. ...

Istanbul, Turkey. Seventh Islamic Forcing Ministers' Conference. Ambassadors Rafael Ileto, Lininding Pangandaman, Pacifico A. Castro...

May 1976

Zamboanga City. President Marcos met with OIC Secretary General Amadou Karim Gaye and the Quadripartite...

August 1976

Manila. President Marcos met with OIC Secretary General Amadou Karim Gaye and the Quadrapartite Committee...

August 1976

Tripoli, Libya. Meeting between First Lady Imelda R. Marcos and Col. Muammar Khaddafy. The RP-Libya...

November 1976

Tripoli, Libya. Meetings between the Philippine Government Panel and the MNLF Panel. Members of the...

December 1976

On December 23, 1976, in Tripoli, the government of President Ferdinand Marcos and the MNLF...

December 1976

The President announced on December 26, 1976, on the third day after the signing of...

December 1976

Manila. President Marcos met with OIC Assistant Secretary General Kasim Suheri....

January 1977

On February 5, 1977, Marcos decided that the plebiscite would be held after the talk...

February 1977

Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya. Meeting between First Lady Imelda Marcos and Col. Muammar Khaddafy...

March 1977

Marcos-Khaddafy three-point agreement...

Following the First Lady’s trip to Libya was the exchange of cables between President Marcos...

March 1977

Tripoli, Libya/Manila. Exchange of messages between Col. Muammar Khaddafy and President Marcos, This is otherwise...

March 1977

Proclamation No. 1628...

Proclamation No. 1628 – declaring Autonomy in Southern Philippines (in those 13 provinces) and creating...

March 1977

Southern Mindanao. Referendum on P.D. 1618, creating two autonomous regions, except Palawan, South Cotabato and...

April 1977

Eighth Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference....

Tripoli, Libya. Eighth Islamic Foreign Ministers* Conference. Ambassador Rodolfo Tupas met with the Islamic delegations....

May 1977

Special Ministerial Mission to the Middle East...

Jeddah. Special Ministerial Mission to the Middle East. Members of the Mission who met with...

May 1977

Libreville, Gabon. Meeting of President Omar Bongo and OIC Secretary General Amadou Karim Gaye with...

June 1977

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. President Marcos and seven members of the Cabinet attended the 2nd ASEAN...

August 1977

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah/Labuan. President Marcos and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Mahatir visited the former British...

August 1977

Rabat, Morocco. Ambassador Pacifico A. Castro briefed Moroccan Foreign Ministry officials on the implementation of...

September 1977

Ambassadors Pacifico Castro, Lininding Pangandaman and Monico Vicente briefed OIC Secretary General Amadou Karim Gaye...

April 1978

Ninth Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference....

Meeting of Ambassadors Lininding Pangandaman, Pacifico A. Castro and Monico Vicente with Islamic delegations in...

April 1978

After a briefing on the MNLF problem by Ambassador Pacifico A. Castro, President Leopoldo Sedar...

May 1978

Minister Carlos P. Romulo, accompanied by Ambassadors Pacifico A. Castro and Felipe Mabilangan, Jr., briefed...

In Paris, France, Minister Carlos P. Romulo accompanied by Ambassadors Pacifico A. Castro and Felipe...

September 1978

Meeting of First Lady Imelda Marcos with King Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco....

March 1979

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ambassador Pacifico A. Castro briefed Foreign Minister Rithaudeen on the implementation of...

April 1979

Cairo, Egypt. Meeting of the Philippine Government and MNLF Panels. Government Panel members were Ambassadors...

April 1979

Meeting of President Marcos with Morocan Foreign Minister Mohammed Bouceta, in the latter's capacity as...

May 1979

President Marcos stages regional assembly elections in the two predominantly Muslim regions. MNLF supporters boycott...

May 1979

On July 25, 1979, President Marcus issued PD 1618 creating the autonomous regions (Sangguniang Pampook...

July 1979

Islamic Foreign Ministers' Special Session...

Meeting of Ambassador Pacifico A. Castro with outgoing OIC Secretary General Amadou Karim Gaye and...

September 1979

Meeting OIC Secretary General Habib Chatti with the elected representatives of Muslim communities and members...

February 1980

Meeting of President Ferdinand Marcos and OIC Secretary General Habib Chatti in Manila....

February 1980

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Omar Al Sakhaf's official visit to the Philippines. President Marcos extensively...

March 1981

Ex-Senator Benigno Aquino pledged the return to Tripoli Agreement as negotiation agenda in talks with...

May 1981

Fifth Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference....

Ambassador Lininding Pangandaman and Yusup Abubakar met with the Islamic delegations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....

June 1981

President Marcos awarded the decoration of Order of Sultan Kudarat to members of the Islamic...

August 1981

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Omar Abdul Halim Khadam called on President Marcos...

December 1981

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Meetings of President Marcos with King Khaled, Crown Prince Fahd, Prince Abdullah...

March 1982

Meetings of President Marcos with OIC Secretary General Habib Chatti and Rabitah Secretary General Sheik...

March 1982

Southern Mindanao. Referendum on P.D. 1843, unifying the two autonomous regions. This decree was not...

May 1982

Meeting of First Lady Imelda Marcos and Prime Minister Cesar Virata with King Fahd in...

June 1982

Thirteenth Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference....

Audience of Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Pacifico A. Castro with President Seydi Kountche of Niger...

August 1982

In 1983, the ICFM resolution mentioned a meeting by the Quadripartite Ministerial Committee on December...

December 1982

President Marcos conferred with Rabitah Deputy Secretary Generals Ali Mohamed Naser Albodol and Mohamed Moktar....

February 1983

Fourteenth Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference...

Meetings of Counselor Fortunato D. Oblena with Bangladesh Foreign Secretary A.H.S. Ataul Karim and OIC...

December 1983

Meeting of the Philippine Government and MNLF Panels....

In a Joint Statement of the RP-MNLF Panels dated 3 January 1987, both parties "agreed...

January 1984

Fourth Islamic Summit....

Meetings of Counselor Fortunato D. Oblena with General Abdul Hafid Alaoul, Chief of Protocol and...

January 1984

Bilateral meetings in Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam...

Bilateral meetings of President Marcos with Brunei Sultan Sir Muda Hassanah Bolkiah, Indonesian President Soharto,...

February 1984

15th Islamic Foreign Ministers" Conference. ...

Meetings in Jeddah of Counselor Fortunato D. Oblena with Islamic delegations from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia...

December 1984

Manila. Visit of Dr. Abdullah Omar Nascef, Secretary General of the Muslim World League. President...

April 1985

In January 1986, the OIC issued a strong resolution reaffirming their support for the "Bangsamoro...

January 1986

The EDSA Revolution...

February 1986

President Corazon C. Aquino met MNLF Chairman Nur Misuari. They arrived at an agreement to...

September 1986

Presidential emissary Agapito Aquino met with Nur Misuari. ...

November 1986

Elections were held in the newly-created Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. ...

February 1990

The newly-elected Governor Zacaria Candao was confronted by an outbreak of serious fighting that arose...

June 1990

The autonomous administration assumed some degree of credibility when President Aquino granted limited executive powers...

October 1990

13 Moro combatants were killed by the government troops in sporadic fighting in Mindanao. A...

March 1991

A free trip to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the pilgrimage is being offered as an...

May 1991

In its annual report, Amnesty International accused both the Philippine government and the rebels of...

July 1991

The Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) summit meeting held in Dakar, Senegal, has voiced its...

December 1991

A Philippine marine patrol was ambushed on the southern Mindanao island of Basilan. Twenty-five marines...

February 1993

An agreement to begin peace talks before the end of June was announced after a...

April 1993

Government troops have killed 17 Moro combatants, who have increased their activities in view of...

June 1993

An interim ceasefire agreement has been signed in Jakarta between the MNLF and the Philippine...

November 1993

A gunman threw a grenade into a mosque in the southern Philippines, eight hours after...

December 1993

President Ramos paid an official visit to Saudi Arabia. While meeting Saudi officials, Philippine government...

October 1994

The "Final Statement" of the OIC summit held in Morocco recorded with satisfaction the positive...

December 1994

President Ramos paid an official visit to Iran. While meeting his Iranian counterpart, Ramos described...

March 1995

Twelve high-ranking leaders of the heavily-armed Abu Sayyaf group have been captured by government forces,...

March 1995

Around 200 Muslim rebels, reportedly members of an extremist group led by Abu Sayyaf, raided...

April 1995

A spokesman for the MNLF denied that members of the group took part in the...

April 1995

A government minister says the Abu Sayyaf group is deeply opposed to peace talks and...

April 1995

A new Muslim group calling itself the Islamic Command Council of the MNLF has claimed...

April 1995

Government troops have killed 39 Muslim rebels who reportedly launched last week's raid on Ipil...

April 1995

Philippine warplanes bombed an island near the city of Zamboanga killing four Muslim rebels and...

April 1995

The MNLF has agreed to help the government battle "lawless elements" in the south (Reuters,...

May 1995

A 15 year development plan for Mindanao was unveiled by President Ramos. The plan will...

May 1995

The government has detained twenty-one Muslims, alleging that they were about to launch an attack...

May 1995

A gun battle between members of the Abu Sayyaf group and security forces on Basilan...

June 1995

Another round of talks between the Manila government and the MNLF has concluded. A spokesman...

June 1995

Philippine and foreign investors have signed agreements worth some $80 million to develop Mindanao (Reuters,...

July 1995

A member of the Abu Sayyaf group was killed and one soldier injured when the...

July 1995

MNLF leader Nur Misuari says that he has the support of the MILF to undertake...

July 1995

The leader of the MNLF says that Sharia law will apply to Muslims in the...

September 1995

A breakaway faction of the MNLF killed six soldiers and then released seven teachers that...

October 1995

Clashes between soldiers and Muslim rebels in Maguindanao province resulted in the deaths of six...

October 1995

Clashes between government soldiers and MNLF members on Basilan island have broken a ceasefire between...

November 1995

Three villagers were killed on Mindanao by members of a Muslim rebel group (Reuters, 11/27/95)....

November 1995

One person was killed and eighteen injured when grenades were hurled at a market on...

November 1995

An interim agreement was signed by the MNLF and Manila following five days of peace...

December 1995

President Fidel Ramos has unilaterally ordered a month-long ceasefire during the Christmas holiday season (Reuters,...

December 1995

Members of the MNLF are reported to be responsible for the killing of four rubber...

December 1995

A 1995 Philippine Defense Department report indicates that membership in Abu Sayyaf rose 12%, from...

January 1996

The 4th round of talks between the MNLF and the govt will resume in Jakarta...

January 1996

MNLF leader Nur Misuari refuses a government offer to lead the ARMM, sticking to the...

January 1996

The MILF accuses the government of violating a truce agreement by deploying over 900 soldiers...

January 1996

Several mayors and provincial governors in the south refuse to participate in a meeting with...

February 1996

After 20 years of hostilities, the MNLF and a rival Christian movement, the Illaga, form...

February 1996

Talks between the government and the MNLF, under the auspices of the OIC, break down...

March 1996

The second largest Muslim group in the Philippines, the MILF, throws its support behind efforts...

March 1996

The bombing of two Roman Catholic Churches in Zamboanga leaves 12 people injured. Authorities believe...

March 1996

The MILF accuses the Philippine military of using nerve-gas bombs on the southern island of...

March 1996

Battles between the MILF and government forces in North Cotabato result in 11 deaths (United...

April 1996

A seven-point agreement is reached between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to...

April 1996

President Fidel Ramos states that he will never impose martial law in order to deal...

April 1996

The Philippines government has reportedly devised a compromise in order to help break the deadlock...

May 1996

Some member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference are holding talks in Jakarta...

June 1996

A breakthrough has been reached in talks in Jakarta between the Philippines government and the...

June 1996

The Philippines government and the MNLF fail to agree on the issue of integrating rebel...

June 1996

Following three days of talks between government and MNLF negotiators, an agreement is reached to...

June 1996

A Christian Congresswoman from Zamboanga is threatening to lead mass demonstrations to protest the establishment...

June 1996

As he arrives in Zamboanga, President Fidel Ramos is greeted by around 20,000 Christians protesting...

July 1996

The Roman Catholic Church urges President Ramos to defer a peace agreement with the Moros,...

July 1996

At least 29 governors, vice governors, mayors, and congressmen in Mindanao sign a resolution expressing...

July 1996

MNLF leader Nur Misuari states that he will seek the governorship of the Autonomous Region...

July 1996

Philippine President Fidel Ramos has sent a letter to Indonesian President Suharto thanking his country...

July 1996

MNLF chief Misuari threatens to withdraw from September elections for the governorship of the ARMM...

July 1996

President Fidel Ramos states that his secret meeting with Libyan leader Qaddafi in February 1992...

July 1996

The National Ecumenical Consultative Committee, a religious advisory arm to the President, expresses support for...

July 1996

In a letter to OIC Secretary-General Hamid Algabid, President Ramos says that he is committed...

July 1996

The government says that it has spent US $2.78 billion during the last 26 years...

July 1996

The government and the MNLF agree on the integration of 7500 MNLF members into the...

August 1996

Rejecting the peace agreement between the government and the MNLF, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front...

August 1996

Chief government negotiators Manuel Yan and Eduardo Ermita and the leader of the MNLF will...

August 1996

Informal talks have begun between the government and the MILF. The government is also concerned...

August 1996

The first meeting in 10 years is held between President Ramos and MNLF leader Misuari...

August 1996

The Philippines Senate gives its unanimous support to President Ramos' peace proposal for Mindanao. However,...

August 1996

An accord to end the Moro insurgency is initialed today by government negotiator Manuel Yan...

August 1996

The peace agreement between the Philippines government and the MNLF was formally signed in Manila...

September 1996

Alex Magno, a political science professor at the University of the Philippines, says that the...

September 1996

Nur Misuari is elected governor of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Misuari ran unopposed...

September 1996

Abu Sayyaf denounces MNLF leader Nur Misuari as a traitor for signing a peace agreement...

September 1996

President Ramos issues an executive order to create the Southern Philippines Peace and Development Council....

October 1996

Nine Christian House of Representative Members and a Provincial Governor ask the Supreme Court to...

October 1996

Nur Misuari is appointed as head of the SPCPD (Reuters, 10/22/96)....

October 1996

Clashes between the MILF and the government claim at least 26 rebel lives this month....

October 1996

The MILF begins exploratory talks with the government (Reuters, 11/06/96)....

November 1996

The government declares a unilateral 60-day ceasefire against all armed groups. 7 soldiers die in...

November 1996

From 50-200,000 Muslims rally in Maguindanao province demanding a separate state. It is not known...

December 1996

At an annual meeting of donor countries and the Philippines government, $400 million is provided...

December 1996

Asiaweek reports that the Moro insurgency cost 100,000 lives -- half of these were rebel...

December 1996

Talks begin between the government and the MILF. They will meet again on February 25....

January 1997

A ceasefire is signed between the MILF and the government. Since the new year, at...

January 1997

A Catholic bishop, the highest ranking priest in the south, has been killed. He was...

February 1997

The MILF and the government agree to create a panel of church people and lawyers...

February 1997

10-13,000 Muslims protest following the deaths of 11 civilians reportedly due to army shelling that...

March 1997

Since the peace agreement was signed last September, the federal government has allocated $1.6 billion...

April 1997

Talks resume between the government and the MILF. So far this month, at least 16...

April 1997

The next round of talks between the MILF and the government are set for May...

April 1997

Sri Lankan politicians assert that their government should follow the Manila model and involve separatists...

April 1997

The MILF says that it is not responsible for a hotel fire in Cotabato on...

April 1997

The MILF is suspected in a grenade attack on the village of Pera, Zamboanga del...

April 1997

23 Abu Sayyaf and 25 MILF members surrender to police authorities (Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 05/01/97)....

May 1997

18 MILF and 7 Abu Sayyaf rebels surrender and are given an amnesty package (Deutsche...

May 1997

Japan Economic Newswire reports increasing disgruntlement among the Moros due to the slow nature of...

May 1997

The World Bank has given the Philippines a $10 million loan for small-scale livelihood and...

May 1997

No progress is reported in talks between the MILF and the government. The two sides...

May 1997

The government implements a unilateral ceasefire (Xinhua News Service, 07/09/97)....

July 1997

A ceasefire between the MILF and the government goes into effect (Asia Pulse, 07/21/97)....

July 1997

MNLF leader Nur Misuari, who is the governor of the southern Muslim region and the...

August 1997

The government and the MILF agree to sign a preliminary peace accord before January 30,...

December 1997

Another businessman is kidnapped in the south. Former MNLF rebels disgruntled over unkept government promises...

January 1998

Presidential candidate Jose De Venecia says that he is hopeful the MILF will sign a...

January 1998

The government has set up a military post consisting of around 100 personnel after 10...

January 1998

The MILF threatens to indefinitely postpone talks with the government as a result of MILF-govt...

January 1998

Government negotiators call for an emergency meeting with the MILF to discuss three recent clashes...

January 1998

10 MILF members and 1 soldier are dead following clashes in Maguindanao province (Deutsche Presse-Agentur,...

January 1998

Around 5000 residents flee their homes as fighting between the MILF and government forces in...

January 1998

An emergency phone conference is held between government and MILF representatives to ensure that the...

January 1998

The relatives of five men accuse the MILF of executing them under Islamic law. The...

January 1998

The MILF accuses the government of amassing troops in Buldon town near its main camp...

January 1998

Clashes between the MILF and government forces in Buldon town result in the death of...

January 1998

An MILF spokesman says that 85% of the group's 30-member Central Committee wants to boycott...

February 1998

The MILF decides to attend the upcoming talks but demands that the government stop launching...

February 1998

During the first day of talks between the government and the MILF, the rebel organization...

February 1998

Following two days of talks, the government and the MILF sign an agreement aimed at...

February 1998

An MILF-MNLF skirmish is reported in North Cotabato province. The military is drawn in after...

February 1998

A business summit to lure investors, especially from the Middle East, is to be held...

February 1998

The Philippines will give Indonesia $1 million worth of medicine to help deal with shortages...

February 1998

The MILF says that it is still building its military forces despite its ongoing talks...

March 1998

Talks occur between the MILF and the government. The two sides agree to activate a...

March 1998

Three people are injured following a bomb explosion in Isabela, the capital of Basilan province....

March 1998

The newly-established quick response team (composed of both government and MILF reps.) asserts that the...

March 1998

A new Islamic faction, the Markaz Qulbon Suja'h (translated as the Center for the Brave),...

March 1998

The World Bank approves three loans worth $79 million for the Philippines. Ten million will...

March 1998

The MILF's military chief, Al Haj Murad, says that if peace talks with the government...

April 1998

President Ramos urges Muslims in the south to press ahead with efforts to lure foreign...

April 1998

President Ramos says the government has agreed to reposition soldiers in disputed areas in the...

April 1998

SPCPD Governor Nur Misuari urges the Philippines Commission on Elections to postpone polls in most...

May 1998

The MILF, the Muslim Reform Party, the Islamic Missionary Movement, and the Confederation of Major...

May 1998

The MILF invites President-elect Estrada to visit its main camp, Camp Abubakar, to discuss the...

May 1998

President Ramos and SPCPD Governor Nur Misuari will travel to Senegal next week to receive...

June 1998

Abu Sayyaf calls for formal peace talks with the new Estrada administration and an amnesty...

July 1998

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has set up three home pages on the internet...

July 1998

A top aide to President Joseph Estrada says that peace talks with the MILF are...

July 1998

Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado condemns ARMM Governor Nur Misuari for his repeated warnings that the...

August 1998

Ambassador Manuel T. Yan, the presidential advisor who helped negotiate the 1996 peace agreement with...

August 1998

The first international Islamic business conference is held in Zamboanga city. Some 500 executives from...

December 1998

The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) plan to continue their talks. The...

January 1999

The MILF postpones talks with the government until February. They were set to begin on...

January 1999

ARMM Governor Nur Misuari accuses the government of violating the terms of the 1996 peace...

January 1999

President Estrada calls for the rebels to sincerely engage in talks to set the agenda...

January 1999

President Estrada says that he will not agree to a face-to-face meeting with MILF chairman...

February 1999

The MILF says that both Libya and Malaysia have offered to host and broker formal...

February 1999

Talks open between the MILF and the government. MILF chairman Hashim Salamat calls for a...

February 1999

A MILF spokesman denies that until late last year it received financial aid from Saudi...

February 1999

While conflicting demands over security provisions derail an expected meeting between President Estrada and MILF...

February 1999

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) states that formal talks may open in May in...

March 1999

Elections for new executives and members for the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao assembly have...

March 1999

ARMM Governor Nur Misuari meets with MILF chairman Hashim Salamat at Camp Abubakar. Arranged by...

March 1999

ARMM Governor Nur Misuari threatens to revive the MNLF's secession struggle if the government fails...

March 1999

Discussions over the venue for formal peace talks continue. The government wants the negotiations to...

May 1999

The government says that formal peace negotiations with the MILF are expected to open in...

June 1999

Peace Aborted...

A Restraining order on the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA- AD) is issued...

August 2008

Declaration of continuity for peace negotiation between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines...

Declaration of Continuity for peace negotiation between the GRP(Now GPH) and the MILF at Kuala...

June 2010

Appointment of UP College of Law dean Marvic Leonen as chief negotiator in the peace...

Malacañang announces the appointment of then UP College of Law dean Marvic Leonen as the...

July 2010

P-Noy, MILF chief hold talks in Tokyo...

MILF chair Murad “Al Haj” Ebrahim holds meeting with President Aquino in Tokyo, Japan where...

August 2012

The Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front released the Framework of...

October 2012

Joint Statement of the GPH and the MILF on the 33rd Formal Exploratory Talks, November...

The 33rd round of Formal Exploratory Talks between the negotiating panels of the Government of...

November 2012

Ferrer takes oath as new GPH panel chair...

Senior government panel member Professor Miriam Coronel Ferrer of the University of the Philippines took...

December 2012

President Aquino signs EO creating Transition Commission to craft Bangsamoro Basic Law...

President Benigno Aquino III signs Executive Order 120 creating the 15-member Transition Commission that will...

December 2012

GPH, MILF start 34th round of peace talks...

The panels convene for the 34th round of peace talks, marking the first time that...

December 2012

Gov’t, MILF reach impasse on Bangsamoro transitional body...

The 34th round of peace talks concludes with a “technical impasse” over the issue on...

December 2012

35th round of exploratory peace talks...

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The 35th round of peace talks begins, with both parties expected to settle the “technical...

January 2013

The Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) and its Terms of Reference...

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The 35th round of Formal Exploratory Talks between the negotiating panels of the Government...

January 2013

President Benigno Aquino III names the members of the Transition Commission (TransCom)...

President Benigno Aquino III names the members of the Transition Commission (TransCom) that will draft...

February 2013

The Annex on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities is signed before the last session of the...

The parties also agree under the Framework Agreement to form an Independent Commission on Policing...

February 2013

Gov't, Muslim rebels to resume peace talks in April...

The government asks the MILF to postpone the 37th round of peace talks to allow...

March 2013

OPAPP: Transition Commission opens first official meet, calls on people’s support...

Composed of 15 members of various ethnic backgrounds, the Transition Commission held a ceremony to...

April 2013

37th round of peace talks start...

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The 37th round of peace talks finally starts, with only discussions on the annex on...

April 2013

Guidelines for Mutual Understanding between the CCCH of the GPH and the MILF for ceasefire...

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April 2013

Transition Commission Holds 1st Session In Bangsamoro Heartland...

Led by its chairman Mohagher Iqbal, the 15-member team agreed on the process to be...

April 2013

38th Formal Exploratory Talks...

The Negotiating Panels of the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front...

July 2013

Annex on Revenue and Wealth-Sharing was signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

Parties sign the annex on wealth-sharing. Among others, the agreement gives automatic appropriations to the...

July 2013

The Zamboanga Siege...

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The Zamboanga Seige takes place where armed conflict broke out between the MNLF and the...

September 2013

Gov’t, MILF fail to approve remaining annexes on power sharing...

The 40th round of exploratory Talks between the negotiating panels of the Government of the...

September 2013

41st Exploratory Talks on hold...

Parties hold the 41st round of talks, as Zamboanga City recovers from the siege ...

October 2013

41st Exploratory Talks...

The 41st round of Exploratory Talks between negotiating panels of the GPH and MILF. Parties...

October 2013

42nd Exploratory Talks...

42nd Exploratory Talks between the negotiating panels of the GPH and MILF. The...

December 2013

‘No time to lose’ in 43rd GPH-MILF talks...

Negotiations continue at the 43rd round of peace talks to discuss what to do with...

January 2014

Gov’t, MILF agree on water territories...

The panels arrive at a deal on how power will be shared over “Bangsamoro waters.”...

January 2014

Signing of the “Annex on normalization”...

This annex on normalization is an integral part of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro...

January 2014

Transcript of the Joint Press Briefing of Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, Senator Teofisto Guingona...

Senate through Speaker Franklin Drilon pledges support for the Bangsamoro Basic Law and meets with...

February 2014

Government, MILF to sign comprehensive peace pact on March 27...

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles on Friday confirmed the signing of...

March 2014

The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro...

The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) was signed in a ceremony, thus concluding 17...

March 2014

GPH holds first ever forum on Bangsamoro outside Manila and Mindanao...

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago raised an objection to the peace pact, saying that it was...

April 2014

MIRIAM: BANGSAMORO AGREEMENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL...

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago raised an objection to the peace pact, saying that it was...

April 2014

MILF, MNLF meet in Jeddah; vow to activate Bangsamoro Coordination Forum...

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Leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the different factions of the Moro...

June 2014

Government, MILF reach positive consensus on draft Bangsamoro Basic Law...

The peace panels of the government and the MILF meet in Kuala Lumpur to iron...

July 2014

Benigno S. Aquino III, fifth State of the Nation Address, July 28, 2014...

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In his 5th State of the Nation Address, President Aquino appeals to Congress to understand...

July 2014

Statement: Peace Panel Chair Coronel-Ferrer on the transmittal of Bangsamoro Basic Law draft to Congress...

Submission of the proposed BBL to the leaders of the Philippine Congress ...

September 2014

Senate Briefing on the BBL...

The meeting was intended primarily as a briefing session on the Bangsamoro Basic Law for...

September 2014

ARMM marks 25th anniversary...

The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is resigned to the fact that it will...

November 2014

Last ARMM speech: Region ready for Bangsamoro...

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ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman delivers his last state of the region address in Cotabato City,...

December 2014

Philippine police killed in clashes with militants...

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In a mission to capture Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, alias "Marwan", some 44 members...

January 2015

PH, MILF sign protocol for weapons decommissioning...

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The government and the MILF signed a protocol for the decommissioning of rebel firearms in...

January 2015

MILF returns 16 SAF arms so far...

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As part of the “confidence-building measure”, the MILF returned the 16 firearms it recovered from...

February 2015

House panel approves Basic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region...

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With a 50-17 vote and one abstention, the House Ad Hoc Committee on the BBL...

May 2015

17 senators sign Committee report on substitute BBL...

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Former Senator Bongbong Marcos said 17 senators had signed the committee report on the substitute...

August 2015

Aquino urges lawmakers on BBL: ‘Seize historic opportunity’...

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Aquino met with lawmakers to discuss what would become of the BBL, as the measure...

December 2015

Congress adjourns, fails to pass BBL...

The 16th Congress fails to pass the BBL before it adjourns to give way to...

February 2016

Duterte to take historic oath as first Mindanaoan President...

The first Philippine president from Mindanao, Rodrigo Duterte, assumed office. His campaign heavily promised on...

June 2016

Dureza vows to 'achieve milestones' as GPH, MILF, restart peace talks...

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Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza said he hoped a new version of the BBL could...

August 2016

Duterte 'pessimistic' about peace talks with MILF, MNLF...

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Duterte said he had lost optimism over peace negotiations with Moro rebels, as there were...

May 2017

Gov't forces, Maute group clash in Marawi City...

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Government forces clashed with members of the rebel group Maute in Marawi City, Lanao del...

May 2017

Duterte, Congress to receive final Bangsamoro Basic Law draft...

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Government of the Philippines Implementing Panel Chair for the Bangsamoro Irene Santiago said the final...

June 2017

Duterte, Misuari meet in wake of BBL submission...

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Duterte met with MNLF founder and leader Nur Misuari to discuss the BBL and the...

July 2017

President Duterte wants special session in Congress to discuss BBL ...

Duterte said he would push for a special session in Congress in a bid to...

November 2017

Senate conducts first public consultation in Mindanao on BBL...

Senators Miguel Zubiri, Sonny Angara, JV Ejercito, and Risa Hontiveros conducted the first public consultation...

January 2018

House approves on third and final reading Bangsamoro Basic Law...

Voting 227-11-2, the House of Representatives approved its version of the proposed BBL, or House...

May 2018

Bicam approves Bangsamoro Organic Law...

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The bicameral committee approved the final version of the BBL, now called the Organic Law...

July 2018

House Speaker Arroyo: We must ratify Bangsamoro Organic Law today...

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The House of Representatives, now at the helm of new House Speaker Rep. Gloria Macapagal...

July 2018

Holiday on January 21 in Bangsamoro Organic Law voting areas...

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Declared as a special non-working holiday by the president, the residents in the ARMM and...

January 2019

PLEBISCITE -- CARMEN, NORTH COTABATO...

Another plebiscite will be held in Lanao del Norte, Aleosan, Carmen, Kabacan, Midsayap, Pikit and...

February 2019

Hataman leads turnover ceremony of ARMM to the BTA...

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Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman led the turnover ceremony of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...

February 2019

Historical Development of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority – Parliament...

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The Bangsamoro government commenced its history when the Bangsamoro Transition Authority officially held its inauguration...

March 2019

BTA approves Bangsamoro Administrative Codeistrative Code...

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The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament has finally approved on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Cabinet...

October 2020

BARMM launches 1st Bangsamoro Development Plan...

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The Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority (BPDA) headed by Bangsamoro Director General Engr. Mohajirin T....

November 2020

Proclamation No. 0001 s. 2021...

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Proclaimation No. 0001 s. 2021, signed on March 8, 2021, declaration of the month of...

March 2021

Bangsamoro Women at the Helm of Peacebuilding and Community Resilience in BARMM...

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WIM-RAMP members continue to reach out to marginalized and vulnerable groups in their efforts to...

March 2021

BARMM’s economic performance increases by 7.5% by 2021...

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The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has recorded a significant rise in its...

April 2021

Southern Philippines: Making Peace Stick in the Bangsamoro...

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President Rodrigo Duterte extended the interim government’s term for three years per the request of...

October 2021

The Philippines: Three More Years for the Bangsamoro Transition...

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a bill postponing the first parliamentary elections in...

October 2021

The Long Road to Peace in the Southern Philippines...

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At the first Bangsamoro Donor’s Forum organized by the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority on...

December 2021

Congratulatory Message of Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr.,...

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Congratulatory Message of Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr.,...

July 2022

Peace adviser urges unity and cooperation among Bangsamoro leaders...

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Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (PAPRU) Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. renewed on...

August 2022

New BTA symbolizes unity among the Moro fronts – Galvez...

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President Ferdinand E. Marcos Jr.’s appointment of new members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA)...

August 2022

Moro leaders support PBBM’s call for unity in Mindanao; vow to work together and push...

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Heeding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s call for national unity, the leaders of the country’s top...

August 2022

President Marcos graces BTA inauguration; vows to push forward Bangsamoro peace process under the administration’s...

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As part of his administration’s continuing efforts to unite the country’s two major Moro fronts,...

September 2022

Major milestones achieved under the Bangsamoro peace process 3 months into Marcos admin’s term –...

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Less than three months into its term, major milestones have already been achieved under the...

September 2022

Govt, MILF, IDB kick start resumption of Phase 3 of decommissioning...

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The Bangsamoro peace process continues to gain momentum under the Marcos Administration’s banner of unity,...

September 2022

President Fidel Ramos orders the armed forces to help halt a wave of bombings on...

April 2023

GPH, Moro fronts vow to strengthen partnership to fulfill Bangsamoro peace commitments...

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The national government and the country’s major Moro fronts have vowed to strengthen their collaboration...

April 2023

Officials claim that the MILF suffered a major defeat in gun battles with the military...

May 2023

With only 2 years left of Bangsamoro transition period, GPH-MILF peace panels finally meet ...

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With only two years left until June 30, 2025 — the end of the extended...

July 2023

President Ramos named Justice Minister Drilon as a Peace Advisor until a permanent agency is...

July 2023

OPAPRU, MSU sign MOA for the implementation of Transformation Program for MNLF...

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Under the Marcos administration’s banner of unity and reconciliation, the national government is determined to...

July 2023

Sec. Galvez: resumption of decommissioning process of MILF combatants set on August 3...

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The resumption of the third phase of the decommissioning process of the remaining 1,301 Moro...

July 2023

PH Congress, Bangsamoro Parliament vow to strengthen synergy in passing key legislation...

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The Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum (PCBPF) convened for the second time under the Marcos administration,...

August 2023

The new President's priority of achieving peace was institutionalized through the establishment of a National...

September 2023