Bisdak Babbles

Prayer for Safety and Peace

Posted on August 18, 2008 - Filed Under Family, Friends, Mindanao, Philippines | 7 Comments

“26 persons — 23 civilians and three soldiers — killed in fighting triggered by attacks by fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Lanao del Norte province on Monday, officials said.” Inquirer.net
These killings happened just a few kilometers away from our house.  Some of those casualties may had been my acquaintances.  I called […]

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Let There Be Peace

Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under Mindanao, Opinionated Me, Philippines | 10 Comments

For decades, my family’s been living in Lanao del Norte in Mindanao. Mindanao is very beautiful and we love living there, if not for the constant red alerts.
Yesterday, civilians from our neighboring towns were once again mandated to evacuate due to an impending rebel attack. Sadly, incidents like this have been going on for […]

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