(2000 est. pop. 1.1 million). Davao, an important commercial, educational, and cultural center of the southern Mindanao region, is one of the largest seaports in the Philippines. Davao lies on the southeast side of Mindanao Island, occupying a total...
(2002 est. pop. 13.8 million). Mindanao is the second-largest island (after Luzon) in the Philippines and home to most of the Philippine Muslim population. It is located in the southern Philippines, south of the islands of Negros, Cebu, and Leyte and...
Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also one of the three island groups in the country, along with Luzon and Visayas. Historically, the Island was also known as Gran Molucas or Great Mollucas. if...
The conflict in Muslim Mindanao has been a thorn in the side of successive Philippine presidents. When he came into office in 1998, in the wake of the 1996 Peace Agreement with the MNLF, Mindanao was not high on President Estrada's agenda. However, developments...
Twenty-six students traveled to Northern Illinois University to learn about conflict resolution and inter-ethnic dialogue. In 1903, the United States colonial government of the Philippine archipelago began sending promising young Filipinos to America's most prestigious institutions of higher education. Many of the first...
An Italian priest kidnapped by Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines more than a month ago was released by his captors after a series of negotiations, police said Friday. The Rev. Giancarlo Bossi, 57, was freed Thursday night in Karumatan town on...
(EDS: ADDING INFO, QUOTES) At least three people were killed and more than 30 others wounded when a crude bomb ripped through a bus station in the southern Philippines on Friday, police said. An improvised explosive ripped through a canteen inside a...
