Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 29 - The negotiating teams of the Philippine Government (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) parted ways today following a 2-day exploratory talks sponsored by the Malaysian Government here with each side bringing home with them each other's version of their proposed formula to end the decades-old conflict in Central Mindanao which has caused the deaths of hundreds and the displacement of thousands of families.

North CotabatoVice Governor Manny F. Piñol will appear before the Special Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity of the House of Representatives on Monday, February 1, to give his insights on the renewed peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

MANILA, Philippines – Imposing martial law in Maguindanao was a case of “overkill and over-reaction,” a political leader in North Cotabato said, hours after Gloria President Macapagal-Arroyo declared military rule and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the province.

With the opening of the Cotabato Rural Airport by April 2010, North Cotabato Vice Governor Manny Pinol has started preparing the blueprint of what he calls "The North Cotabato Corporate Governance" which will transform this resource-rich province into a major food supplier for Metro Manila and the whole country.

North Cotabato Representative Bernardo Pinol Jr. (Lakas, 2nd District) is working on the inclusion of an additional P100-M for the Cotabato Rural Airport in M'lang, including access roads from Kidapawan City and other towns.

The idea of establishing an airport in the heart of the Province of North Cotabato did not come about simply because of one man who was dreaming wildly, as many have accused me of, but was borne out of a real necessity.