Quote for the Week..

"Why are the country’s political leaders quick to act on amending the Constitution to change nationalistic provisions for the benefit of foreigners or to extend their terms of office but are allergic to amending the Constitution to address the people’s aspirations for self-determination?" - Marvic Leonen,Dean of the UP College of Law, in a keynote address delivered at the 1st International Solidarity Conference on Mindanao; March 16-18, 2009 in Davao City, Philippines.

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

JI Suspect Nabbed in Shariff Kabunsuan

Cotabato City, Philippines. -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Jesus Verzosa called for “heightened vigilance” following the arrest of a suspected member of the Jemaah Islamiyah terror network on Tuesday.

In a statement Wednesday, Verzosa said security forces in Mindanao should stay alert against “other similar attempts to disturb the peace in Mindanao.”

Police arrested Muhammad Alpariz, a Bangladeshi, at around 3 p.m. Tuesday in Shariff Kabunsuan province.

The arrest stemmed from a search warrant issued by Judge Isaac Robillo of Davao City Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 13.

Authorities said they recovered are several improvised explosive devices and bomb-making paraphernalia from the suspect, who is still undergoing interrogation.
(By Abigail Kwok; INQ.net)

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