THE PHILIPPINE STAR
I am told Datu Toto Paglas has a snowflake’s chance in hell of being elected in today’s ARMM election as the new Governor.....
By: Bong Chongco | THE PHILIPPINE STAR | August 08, 2005
Mindanao is one of the most beautiful and abundant parts of the country. Despite its richness, development in Mindanao has been greatly impeded by conflicts that have resulted in extreme poverty.....
By: Patricia Chanco Evangelista | THE PHILIPPINE STAR | April 29, 2005
 
THE PHILIPPINE INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines -- When Gawad Kalinga volunteers first visited the town of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao province, not a few questioned their motives......
By: Margaux Ortiz | THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | July 28, 2007
WAO, Lanao del Sur, Philippines—Just what this town needed to defuse the rising tension between political rivals after Monday’s elections—a coffee break.......
By: Germelina Lacorte | THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | May 20, 2007
The former mayor of the town of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao – Datu Toto Paglas himself - will present how a small, underdeveloped town can be transformed into an economically viable community in Mindanao with empowered townsfolks.......
THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER Online| November 16, 2006
Think Mindanao and most of us imagine a conflict-ridden region. In particular, Abu Sayyaf members kidnapping people and the government waging war against them resulting in huge losses of lives and properties.......
THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | October 12, 2003
 
People's Daily Forum
MANILA, Philippines -- When Gawad Kalinga volunteers first visited the town of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao province, not a few questioned their motives......
By: Margaux Ortiz | THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | July 28, 2007
Manila Bulletin
The Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) badly needs an effective and development-oriented manager who will be able to bring in the badly-needed foreign investments, business development and eventually jobs in the region, Senate President and Liberal Party head Franklin Drilon says.......
MANILA BULLETIN Online | http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/05/27/PROV2005052735607.html
The Philippine government, through the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), is working to re-open and rehabilitate a huge banana plantation in Maguindanao....
By Madelaine B. Miraflor | MANILA BULLETIN Online | https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/23/ph-govt-works-to-re-open-massive-banana-plantation-in-maguindanao/
Graphic Magazine
In thriving Datu Paglas town, enrollment has tripled and youthful dreams have shifted from war exploits to scenes of upward mobility.....
By: Jose Villanueva | GRAPHIC MAGAZINE | July 28, 2003
PBSP's Center for Corporate Citizenship
In thriving Datu Paglas town, enrollment has tripled and youthful dreams have shifted from war exploits to scenes of upward mobility.....
By: Jose Villanueva | GRAPHIC MAGAZINE | July 28, 2003
Datu Paglas in the province of Maguindanao in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has been described as a "miracle town".....
International Alert | Local Business, Local Peace: the Peacebuilding Potential of Domestic Private Sector
The News International
As he delivered his welcome address to delegates at the Global Donors Forum in Kuala Lumpur recently, Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak sought to make a few crucial points about the necessity, and viability, of Islamic finance and micro-finance in today’s world.....
thenews.com.pk | Sunday, May 27, 2012 | Tariq H. Cheema | http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-3-110640-Islamic-Finance-Is-it-really-Shariah-compliant
Canada & Asia Pacific
Rows of banana trees line the highway of near Datu Paglas, Maguindanao. A few years ago, the landscape was almost bare except for a few sporadic rice fields and small farms.....
PHILIPPINENEWS.COM | November 28, 2006 | http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ad26f27d85e8571d19a6004355652b98
People's Daily Forum
DIGAL BULUAN, Philippines The first Muslim guerrillas to come in from the jungle-covered mountains surrounding this village on the southern island of Mindanao were initially reluctant to give up their guns for farm tools.....
By: Jose Villanueva | GRAPHIC MAGAZINE | July 28, 2003
International Herald Tribune (Asia-Pacific)
NEW YORK – The Philippine Consulate here hosted a forum entitled, “Datu Paglas Town: A Model for Peace and Development in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, Philippines,” about a war-torn village which is now a bustling economic zone.....
By: Donald Greenlees| INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE | September 11, 2006 | http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/11/news/rebels.php
Business Week Online
The Muslim island of Mindanao was turbulent even before September 11, now, foreigners are steering clear. But peace may be possible.....
By: Mark L. Clifford | BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE | October 23, 2001 | http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011023_9587.htm
The Philippine
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Senen Bacani and Luis Lorenzo Jr. have one thing in common – involvement in the fresh fruits business in resource-rich Mindanao. Their leadership has enabled the private sector to take the lead in further developing the area.....
By: Maricar T. Manuzon | THEPHILIPPINEBUSINESS.COM | http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol9-2002/9-3/cover.htm
The Wall Street Journal Online
DATU PAGLAS, Philippines --- Fifteen years ago, this secluded town exemplified the chaos that engulfs the Muslim areas of the southern Philippines.....
By: Jay Solomon | THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL ONLINE | March 21, 2002 |http://online.wjs.com/article/0,4287,SB1016661034460831680,00.html
Office of the Press Secretary (Philippines) Online
"Bawal ang tamad sa Datu Paglas". This novel rallying call of 1999 TOYM Awardee Ibrahim "Toto" R. Paglas II strategically displayed all over the area, serves as a reminded to the former mayor's vision of development and progress for this remote village, once a notorious haven of kidnappers...
OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY (ONLINE) WEBSITE | http://www.ops.gov.ph/mindanao/latest_issues.htm#Datu%20Paglas
Liberal Party Website
Here is Toto’s story, intertwined with the story of his hometown’s journey from swords to plowshares, clearly a reflection of the person and character of the Liberal’s only alternative in finally bringing prosperity and peace to that part of the country.....
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEBSITE | http://www.dfa.gov.ph/news/pr/pr2006/nov/pr923.pdf
Department of Foreign Affairs Website
Philippine Consul General in New York Cecilia B. Rebong reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Consulate hosted a forum entitled “Datu Paglas Town: A Model for Peace and Development in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, Philippines,” featuring Datu Ibrahim “Toto” Pendatun Paglas III – Datu Paglas, himself – the man responsible for transforming Datu Paglas town from a war-torn village into a bustling economic zone, as guest speaker. ..
LIBERAL PARTY WEBSITE | May 05, 2005 | http://www.liberalparty.ph/news/swords2plowshares.htm