Archive for August, 2008

The ILAGAS (Rats) are back!

Posted on August 16, 2008. Filed under: Bangsa Moro, Current Events, MNLF / MILF, Media Studies, Mindanao, Moroland, Socio-Political | Tags: MILF - GRP Agreement, Ilaga, Pinol |

The Ilagas are back!

In the early 1970s, the Ilagas (Ilonggo LAnd Grabbers Association) wrecked havoc in Mindanao by killing as many Moros as they could. Ilaga is the Visayan word for rat. The Ilonggos are the people of the Ilo-ilo / Negros region. They were then supported by the Marcos military to create trouble in [...]