In 1970, the Moro conflict in Mindanao gave birth to the Christian extremist militia called the Ilaga.
This episode’s companion photos: instagram.com/p/COTRqGcL_hp
References:
- http://asianjournalusa.com/the-moro-peoples-conflict-the-ilonggos-and-deuterium-by-dinggol-araneta-d-p14733-95.htm
- http://tingug.com/2018/04/17/remembering-the-danse-macabre-of-north-cotabato/?i=1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilaga
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Civilian_Home_Defense_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabidah_massacre
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manili_massacre
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_conflict
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_people
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Independence_Movement
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimbang_massacre
- https://filipiknow.net/horrifying-filipino-cannibals/
- https://news.abs-cbn.com/blogs/opinions/10/06/16/opinion-before-martial-law-there-was-the-tacub-massacre
- https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/07/17/tinaguriang-priest-killer-arestado-sa-panibagong-kaso
- https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1049919/commander-toothpick-draws-amulet-hunters
- https://pop.inquirer.net/81185/not-to-scare-you-but-here-are-some-sobering-real-life-horror-stories-for-you-to-read/norberto-manero-jr
- https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft0199n64c&chunk.id=d0e2338&toc.id=&brand=ucpress
- https://theilliciteconomist.wordpress.com/2018/05/10/norberto-manero-jr-and-the-llagas-of-cotabato-southern-philippines-1977-2003/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160303043903/http://pcij.org/blog/2015/02/13/mindanao-a-memory-of-massacres
- https://www.centrepeaceconflictstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/Peace-is-for-Everyone-FINAL-5.5.16-WEB.pdf
- https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/philippines/chdf.htm
- https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/content/78008/backgrounder-on-norberto-manero-jr/story/
- https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/617365/priest-killer-norberto-manero-jr-arrested-in-gensan/story/
- https://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2008/02/manero-kneels-before-fr-favalis-grave-kisses-pix/
- https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/03/15/87085/manero-massacred-14-men-davao-77-survivor-claims
- https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/07/08/1717816/pardoned-killer-manero-arrested-anew-murder-charges
- https://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/09/28/1239187/anti-moro-group-resurfaces-ncotabato
- https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-31593320080125
- https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/373473/Lifestyle/Lidasan-Righting-Mindanaos-history
Music: “This House” and “Echoes of Time v2” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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