Nur Misuari is as C)#K talker. Ask him to come and fight like a man.

Kasi hantar itu pilak

UPDATED @ 05:46:36 PM 05-03-2013

By Clara Chooi
Assistant News Editor
March 05, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The Philippine government had to deflect criticisms today for taking a step back as Malaysia rained down gunfire on Filipino rebels in Sabah, saying it would have reacted similarly if the situation had been reversed.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda pointed out that the gunmen, claiming to be the royal army of the Sulu Sultanate, had been given numerous opportunities to end the standoff in a peaceful manner.

Aquino may visit Kuala Lumpur soon over the issue. — Reuters picThe Philippine government, he added, had asked the group to return home to discuss their ownership claim over Sabah but even after ground skirmishes with Malaysia’s police commandos kicked off last Friday, the Sulu militants insisted on staying put.

“We have asked them to come back. If you value your life, you know what to do,” he said, according to Twitter posts of his quotes by Philippines TV network ABN-CBS News.

Lacierda, who President Benigno Aquino III’s spokesman, was reportedly speaking during a press conference from the Malacañang, the president’s official residence, this afternoon.

“What is clear is that Malaysian blood has been spilled. Kung nangyari sa atin iyan (If it had happened to us), we would also have taken some action,” he reportedly said, @ANCALERTS tweeted.

He added that the Philippine government had not changed its stand on the issue since it decided yesterday that the fate of the Sulu army would rest in the hands of Malaysia’s security forces.

Aquino is also aware of the airstrikes and gunfighting in Lahad Datu this morning, Lacierda said, and a possible presidential visit to Kuala Lumpur may be in the pipeline.

Malaysian forces rained gunfire from 7 this morning on the armed Muslim rebels in Kampung Tanduo in Sabah early this morning, flexing its muscle against the group after repeated attempts at peaceful negotiations failed.

At 11.30am, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said no Malaysian life had so far been claimed in the attack, but it is yet to be verified if there are casualties among the gunmen, who claim to be the “royal army” of the Sulu Sultanate in Philippines.

The attacks have angered many Filipinos in their home nation, some of whom gathered outside the Malaysian embassy in Manila to torch a large photograph of Aquino and Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak shaking hands.

Malaysian and Filipino netizens are also trading barbs on social media sites, each side defending their respective countries, even amid the ongoing gunfire in Sabah.

While Malaysians appeared to rally behind the Najib administration’s decision to attack, Filipinos argued that the Sultanate’s claims should not be ignored and more decisive moves by the Philippine government in protecting its people were needed.

But Lacierda, when asked if he felt the tactical operations by the Malaysian militia were justified, would not answer the query directly, only saying: “I am not a military man, not in a position to answer.”

He said the Philippine government was not in any position at the moment to speculate on Malaysia’s actions, pointing out that Malaysian blood had been spilled at the hands of the Filipino militants.

But Lacierda gave his assurance that the government is concerned about the welfare of the Filipinos still residing in Sabah, some among whom are Sulus as well but may not be part of the incursion.

He said the government will proceed with its effort to appeal for “maximum tolerance” from Malaysia’s armed forces when handling the Sulu army.

The attempt by Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to push for this during his meeting with Malaysia’s defence and foreign affairs ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Anifah Aman till early this morning had fallen on deaf ears, Lacierda reportedly said.

“Lacierda: SFA Del Rosario asked for maximum tolerance. We continue to do the efforts. All these pleas fell on deaf ears. #Sabah,” @ANCALERTS wrote.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysi...ngry-filipinos/

This post has been edited by bananajoe: Mar 5 2013, 10:42 PM

i cannot got there this year

will pray for his safety bro

Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari on Tuesday lambasted President Aquino for his alleged mishandling of the Sabah conflict and warned any attempt to arrest Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III would plunge the country in “total chaos.”

President Aquino in a TV address on Monday spoke about the alleged involvement of former officials in the previous Arroyo administration in the Sabah conflict.

He said he had no evidence yet of this conspiracy and did not give details but news reports have tagged Misuari among the conspirators, along with former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales and several others.

Gonzales denied the reports.

“Does he feel guilty? The President never mentioned anybody. He said that ‘I will not name names until I have sufficient evidence,’” presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told reporters.

Lacierda said that Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was looking into the role of the personalities in the standoff, and would determine what charges to file against the players and conspirators.

Siding with enemy

“What he has done is very bad. It is unbecoming of a head of state, to be siding with the enemy of his own people,” Misuari told reporters at the house of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III in Taguig City. He arrived as Princess Jacel Kiram, the sultan’s daughter, was wrapping up a press conference.

“And for what reason is he (Aquino) aligning this country with Malaysia, a colonial power occupying the land of our people? I am against that, totally against that with all my soul. I hope the President will be properly advised. I hope he will recant. Otherwise we won’t forgive him,” Misuari said.

“And there is an attempt even to arrest the sultan, I understand. Let them do that. The country will be in total chaos if they do, I promise you.”

Misuari also belied allegations that he “inspired” the Sulu sultanate to sail to Sabah and renew the claim over Sabah, which he described as “our homeland.”

He recalled that he used to cross the seas to go to Sabah as a young man without a passport “because it is our homeland.”

Misuari said that he could not have “inspired” the sultanate to reclaim Sabah now with only some 200 men because “that is not my way of doing things.”

He said that when the MNLF decided to resolve the problem about the Abu Sayyaf’s kidnap-for-ransom trade, around 4,000 MNLF fighters were deployed to face the terrorist group.

Misuari said that he had warned Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak that fighting the sultan’s men “would be tantamount to war.”

Nonetheless, Misuari said he still wanted a peaceful end to the conflict. He said he was willing to send his grandnephew who lived in Malaysia and was a relative of Najib to dialogue with the prime minister if the Malaysian leader allows it.

No impeachable offense

Lacierda also challenged former Sen. Richard Gordon to cite the specific law violated by the President that could qualify as an impeachable offense in the handling of the Sabah crisis.

Gordon said that Aquino may be courting impeachment for violating Republic Act No. 5446, the old baselines law, which he said stated that Sabah was part of Philippine territory.

Lacierda reminded Gordon that RA 5446 had been repealed by RA 9522.

“There was a baselines law that was enacted in the time of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. And it repealed Section 2 where the demarcations of Sabah were removed. So, I don’t know where Senator Gordon is getting his legal knowledge but the law that he is invoking has already been repealed by the new baselines law,” he said.

The new baselines law did not repeal the claim to Sabah, he added, suggesting that Gordon “update” his research.

“And let me also educate you further. The constitutionality of the new baselines law was questioned before the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court answered in very categorical terms. The new baselines law did not repeal the claim to Sabah,” he said.

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/67063/mis...-of-total-chaos

wah, didnt know indon also hate us and support sulu

in time of this also make money ar ??