DESPITE THE ABSENCE OF ANY INTELLIGENCE REPORT RELATING TO A POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF VIOLENCE, Mayor General Reynaldo Mapagu, chief of the AFP National Capital Region (NCR) Command placed the entire Metro Manila under BLUE ALERT. Mapagu, A MEMBER OF PMA CLASS 1978, said that he has activated all his units and has coordinated with his mistah, [...]

Military and police officials vowed to use lethal force against Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr., father of Maguindanao massacre mastermind Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., should the clan patriarch resist arrest tomorrow. Andal Ampatuan Sr. is being tagged as the brains, the mastermind behind the brutal killing of 57 people in Sharif Aguak in Maguindanao. [...]

In an Islamic world, Muslims do not kill Muslims. If at all, they kill based on the teachings of Islam. Killing is condemned and only allowed during times of war, or violations of rights. Killing by self-defense is allowed, just like in Christian states. When a Muslim kills scores of innocents, he does it against the [...]

The arrest and detention of mass murderer Andal Ampatuan Jr. is a potential political powerkeg. First, the Ampatuans are now serious threats to the stability and sustainability of this administration. Anytime, the elder Ampatuan can actually go public and expose how they committed fraud during the 2004 elections. The Ampatuans can do it at the Senate since [...]