Janurary 4, 2010 New Peoples Army

In Mindanao, in addition to the terrorist group Abu Sayaf, there is the communist guerrillas group known as the NPA (New Peoples Army). They have targeted killings for some time in Mindanao. Last year the group killed 83 people, 4 in the last week of December. The army published a story saying the group it increasing its attacks in Southern Mindanao, Click HERE.

For a history of the NPA and its operations click HERE.

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Janurary 4, 2010 Moderate quake jolts Mindanao | Home Other Sections Breaking News

An earthquake hit Mindanao again today. There were several earthquakes just before the end of the year, two in one day. A very strong earthquake hit the Solomon Islands.
For the news report in the PhilStar click on the link.

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December 30, 2009 Earthquake Hits Mindanao

There was another earthquake in Mindanao on Wednesday (the US is 13 hours behind the Philippines) after having three tremors over the weekend. It was estimated to be a 5.5 centered off the coast of Mindanao nearst to Davao (see map, the earthquake is one of the three blue squares to the south. For the news report of the earthquake click HERE. .

Mindanao frequently has earthquakes off their coast. The attached map from Google Earth shows recent Earthquakes in the red squares.

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