NEWSPAPERS ARTICLES
The Philippine Star
ARMM Needs Toto Paglas
By: Bong Chongco | THE PHILIPPINE STAR | August 08, 2005
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.....
All Aboard the Caravan for Peace
By: Patricia Chanco Evangelista | THE PHILIPPINE STAR | April 29, 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......
The Philippine Daily Inquirer
Muslim Mayor says Gawad Kalinga built homes, brought peace
By: Margaux Ortiz | THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | July 28, 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- When Gawad Kalinga volunteers first visited the town of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao province, not a few questioned their motives......
This Lanao town needed a coffee break
By: Germelina Lacorte | THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | May 20, 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.......
Datu Paglas Town: A model for Peace and development
THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER Online| November 16, 2006
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.......
Helping Young Workers Build a Better Mindanao
THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | October 12, 2003
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.......
People's Daily Forum
Datu Paglas Banana-Peace Emissary in Middle East?
By: Moh. Rudy Calasingin | THE PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM | August 15, 2001
COTABATO CITY --- The Iranians would soon be eating bananas produced in Muslim Mindanao with Isaraeli technology.......
Manila Bulletin
ARMM needs dev’t manager — Drilon
MANILA BULLETIN Online | http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/05/27/PROV2005052735607.html
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.......
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Graphic Magazine
The man who couldn’t wait for peace
By: Jose Villanueva | GRAPHIC MAGAZINE | July 28, 2003
In thriving Datu Paglas town, enrollment has tripled and youthful dreams have shifted from war exploits to scenes of upward mobility.....
PBSP's Center for Corporate Citizenship
The Paglas Corporation Experience
By: Harriet Fletcher | PBSP's Center for Corporate Citizenship
The Mindanao region in Southern Philippines has suffered from violent conflicts for generations. Poverty, political exclusion and strife deter potential investors, particularly in the Muslim areas.....
ONLINE / WEB ARTICLES
Canada & Asia Pacific
BAYANIHAN: Bring in Jobs, Not Guns, Please!
CANADA AND ASIA PACIFIC SITE
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
NY Consulate hosts Mindanao Forum
PHILIPPINENEWS.COM | November 28, 2006 | http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=ad26f27d85e8571d19a6004355652b98
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.....
International Herald Tribune (Asia-Pacific)
In war-torn Mindanao, Fruits of Peace
By: Donald Greenlees| INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE | September 11, 2006 | http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/11/news/rebels.php
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.....
Business Week Online
A Tourist Paradise Shadowed by Terror
By: Mark L. Clifford | BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE | October 23, 2001 | http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011023_9587.htm
The Muslim island of Mindanao was turbulent even before September 11, now, foreigners are steering clear. But peace may be possible.....
ThePhilippineBusiness.com.ph
Fruits of Farming
By: Maricar T. Manuzon | THEPHILIPPINEBUSINESS.COM | http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/archives/magazine/vol9-2002/9-3/cover.htm
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.....
The Wall Street Journal Online
In This Philippine Town, Muslims, Jews, Rebels Set Aside Differences for Bananas.
By: Jay Solomon | THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL ONLINE | March 21, 2002 |http://online.wjs.com/article/0,4287,SB1016661034460831680,00.html
DATU PAGLAS, Philippines --- Fifteen years ago, this secluded town exemplified the chaos that engulfs the Muslim areas of the southern Philippines.....
Office of the Press Secretary (Philippines) Online
Datu Paglas: A successful experiment in Muslim-Christian enterprise
OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY (ONLINE) WEBSITE | http://www.ops.gov.ph/mindanao/latest_issues.htm#Datu%20Paglas
"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.....
Liberal Party Website
Swords to Plowshares: Toto Paglas, and the Dawning of Peace in Mindanao
LIBERAL PARTY WEBSITE | May 05, 2005 | http://www.liberalparty.ph/news/swords2plowshares.htm
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
DFA Press Release: Philippine Consulate General, New York Hosts Forum for Datu Paglas Town Town as Model for Peace and Economic Development in ARMM
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WEBSITE | http://www.dfa.gov.ph/news/pr/pr2006/nov/pr923.pdf
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. ....