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Arab Investments Needed To Bring Developments In Southern Philippines

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / September 6, 2008) - Mindanao can still be extricated from its present "chicken and egg" situation where peace is impossible to achieve with wide spread poverty or that poverty is impossible to solve without peace - if only the government could invite Arab investments that would generate jobs and jump-start development in the region.

House Speaker Prospero Nograles expressed belief that investments from rich Islamic countries can safely operate in Mindanao because they enjoy the trust and respect of Filipino Muslims, including the insurgents.

"No Muslim would blow up an Arab investment," Nograles surmised adding that nearly all major Mosques in the country are build from funds coming from the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC).

According to Nograles, Mindanao is trapped in a situation where investments and infrastructure development that would generate jobs and provide livelihood to the Muslims and Christians in Mindanao cannot be put in place because of the volatile peace and order situation in the area.

He said that many investors attempted to put up job-generating businesses in some parts of Mindanao, including the province of Basilan, which is a known lair of the Abu Sayyaf, but decided to withdraw due to constant harassment and extortion by armed groups.

Nograles lamented that so-called Mindanao hot spots such as Basilan, Tawi-Tawi and Sulu provinces have so much potential in terms of investments.

Basilan is dotted with palm oil trees and it is also suitable for rubber tree plantations while Tawi-Tawi and Sulu are believed to hold huge deposits of oil and natural gas. The islands are also endowed with picture-perfect natural beauty that can match even the world's best tourist destinations.

"There are some who say that we can't have peace because there is no economic development, and we are poor. Some say investments won't come in because there is no peace. So, we really have a problem," he said.

"Since the insurgency in Mindanao is largely Muslim-related, I believe that we should put in investments coming from our Muslim brothers from the OIC.

The insurgents will not touch them especially because nearly all major Mosques in our country are funded by members of the OIC," he said.

Inviting Arab investments, Nograles said, can be the best approach to jump-start the development of Mindanao but they are discouraged by the restrictive equity requirement in the Constitution. And with China and even Vietnam opening up their economies, Nograles said that the country is losing much of its advantage as a viable investment destination.

"Our Arab friends and OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) friends also tell us why go to Mindanao with our money and technology and you just give us 40 percent and you (Filipinos) keep 60 percent?"

"This was why I filed a Resolution (now with the Committee on Constitutional Amendments chaired by Rep. Victor Ortega) removing the 60-40 provision from the Constitution so that foreign corporations could come in, especially in areas of oil and mineral exploration and other major projects like a Mindanao railway system," Nograles said. (Romy Bwaga)

Saudi Pledges Support To Peace And Development In Sulu

Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan and Vice Gov. Lady Ann Sahidula during a recent program in Sulu province. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service)

SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 09, 2007) – Saudi Arabia has pledged to support peace and development projects in the largely Muslim province of Sulu in southern Philippines.

Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan said they are preparing several proposals for infrastructure and other development projects after Saudi Ambassador to Manila, Mohammed Ameen Wali, assured him of his country’s support.

“Saudi is very supportive of our peace and development efforts and we are now preparing several project proposals that will help alleviate the situation of the poor in Sulu,” Tan told reporters.

Saudi Embassy also donated five cases of preserved dates which would be distributed to the poor and victims of a recent fire in Sulu province, said Tan, who met with Wali in Manila this week.

Saudi’s support to Sulu, Tan said, would help alleviate the situation of many poor people in the province and can even provide them livelihood through various anti-poverty programs.

“The support of Saudi Arabia (to Sulu) will surely bring peace and development and livelihood worthy of human dignity. We are launching our own jihad towards the attainment of peace and unity. Other forms of jihad, particularly violent jihad is primitive,” Tan said.

Saudi Arabia previously signed a US$20 million loan agreement for the development of Mindanao roads project. The loan agreement financing was sourced from the US$100 million pledge under the Saudi Fund for Development (SDF).

Saudi Arabia, an influential member of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), is also supporting the peace process in the southern Philippines. It will also host a three-day Tripartite Meeting between the OIC, the Philippines and the former rebel group, Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), starting Saturday in Jeddah.

Tan said the meeting will discuss the implementation of the 1996 peace accord between Manila and the MNLF headed by its jailed chieftain Nur Misuari regarding the situation in the southern Philippines.

Misuari is facing rebellion charges after his forces tried, but failed to overrun a military base on the island in 2000. Misuari, disgusted with the peace agreement, fled to Malaysia, but was arrested there and later deported to Manila.

He accused Manila of reneging in the peace deal and for failing to uplift the poor living standards of many Muslims in the South. Under the agreement, the Philippines is to provide a mini-marshal plan and housing and livelihood to tens of thousands of former rebels.

Philippine authorities have allowed Misuari to attend the tripartite meeting, Tan said.

Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General, has welcomed Manila’s decision to allow Misuari to participate in the meeting. OIC had sent a high-level delegation to the southern Philippines to assess the volatile situation last year.

The opening of the tripartite conference will be preceded by an expanded meeting of the Indonesia-led Committee of Eight, in-charge of southern Philippines.

Sporadic fighting between Filipino troops and MNLF forces still continue in many areas in southern Philippines, despite the peace deal. MNLF rebels signed the deal with Manila, but the government allowed them to keep their huge inventory of high-power weapons, mostly automatic rifles, anti-tank rockets and machine guns. They later accused the Arroyo government of failing to comply with the accord.

Former rebels also seized a delegation of senior military officials in Sulu earlier this year after reports of a scheduled tripartite meeting on Feb. 6-8 in Jeddah had been shelved off by the Arroyo government.

The hostages were later freed after the Philippine government agreed to proceed with the tripartite conference. The gunmen also demanded Manila to free Misuari so he can lead the MNLF to the meeting. (Mindanao Examiner)

RDX, Bagong Sandata Ng Terorismo Sa Pilipinas

MAKATI CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 20, 2007) – Nahaharap sa panibagong panganib ang bansa matapos ng madugong atake sa Glorieta Mall sa Makati City na kung saan ay 9 na katao ang nasawi at 129 iba pa ang sugatan.

RDX ang nakitang kemikal na ginamit sa pagpapasabog sa Glorieta, ayon sa pulisya.

Posibleng ito ang kauna-unahang kemikal na ginamit sa atake sa bansa, maliban sa ginamit ng al-Qaeda operative na si Ramzi Yousef ng pasabugin nito ang dalang kemikal sa loob ng PAL flight patungong Tokyo nuomng December 1994.

Sa bomba ni Yousef ay liquid nitroglycerin ang pangunahing sangkap nito at naipuslit sa PAL Flight 434 gamit ang maliit na bote ng contact lens cleaner.Ngunit mas matindi ang RDX – na ang ibiog sabihin ay Research Department composition X – na pangunahing sangkap sa mga pampasabog ng gamit ng mga international terrorists.

Kalimitang inihahalo ito sa TNT at ginagamit rin sa C4 plastic explosives. RDX rin ang ginamit ng al-Qaeda at grupong Lashkar-e-Toiba sa madugong atake sa Bombay sa India nuong March 1993 na ikinamatay ng mahigit 300 katao at pagkasugat naman ng halos 1,500.

Gayun rin sa mga serye ng pambobombang naganap nuong July 2006 sa Mumbai Western Railway na ikinamatay ng 209 katao at pagkasugatan ng 700 iba pa.

Talamak sa India, Saudi Arabia at Afghanistan ang RDX dahil sa matinding puwersa nito sa paggawa ng bombang gamit ng terorista.

Malaki ang hinalang kagagawan ng mga al-Qaeda o Jemaah Islamiya ang pagsabog sa Glorieta, ngunit matindi rin ang bintang na posibleng pakana ito ng mga nasa pamahalaan o militar upang iligaw ang isyu ng bribery ng Malakanyang sa mga mambabatas at gobernador nitong linggo.

Ngunit itinanggi naman ito ng pamahalaan at sinabing hindi kayang gawin ng sinumang nasa gobyerno ang bintang.

Unang pinagsuspetsahan ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front sa atake ngunit walang RDX sa arsenal ng MILF, maliban sa mga mortar bombs. At gayun rin sa Abu Sayyaf na ang tanging gamit sa atake ay mortar bomb at TNT at ammonium nitrate.

Matindi ang bigat ng hinala sa al-Qaeda at Jemaah Islamiya dahil sa kakayahan nitong maglunsad ng malaking pambobomba ng tulad sa Bali resort sa Indonesia nuong 2002 at iba pang lugar sa Afghanistan. Ang RDX ang kalimitang gamit ng al-Qaeda sa kanilang pambobomba, ngunit mas nakakatakot umano ang paggamit nito bilang detonator sa isang nuclear bomb.

Posibleng mga Pilipino o Indonesian o kaya ay Malaysian na miyembro ng dalawang grupo ang nasa likod ng Glorieta bombing, ayon pa sa ilang mga intelligence analysts. (Mindanao Examiner)

Saudi To Hire More Filipino Nurses

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Darwin Wee / 26 Oct) – Saudi Arabia has announced that it would hire more Filipino nurses to fill the demands in the oil-rich state.

Filipino labor officials said as many as 2,000 nurses are needed in Saudi to replace those whose contracts are to expire next year.

A regional labor spokesperson, Josephine A. Crudo, said the Employment attaché of Saudi Arabia in Manila requested their assistance regarding the immediate deployment of health workers, especially Filipino Muslims, even without an experience.

She said those who are interested can submit requirements to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) or at the Saudi Recruitment Office in Makati City or at any regional offices of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration.

DOLE regional director for Western Mindanao, Chita Cilindro, said applicants need not to pay any placement fees, except for their passports.

She said nurses working in Saudi receive as much as SR 4,000 and enjoy fringe benefits such as 45 days annual paid vacation, free round trip plane ticket, free housing facility and transportation.

Aside from Saudi Arabia, Canada, United States and other Middle Eastern countries regularly hire Filipino nurses because of their ability to speak well the English language and are hard-working. (Mindanao Examiner)