MANILA, Philippines - A website that monitors violent incidents in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was launched on Tuesday to help the government and private donors design projects that will address the causes of conflict. The Bangsamoro Conflict Monitoring System (BCMS) website <www.bcms-philippines.info> offers comprehensive data about the conflicts in the region, including their causes and costs, since 2011. The project was made possible by International Alert UK (Philippines Office), a group that aims to help people find peaceful solutions to conflict, in partnership with the World Bank. “Information generated by this system could yield useful insights that could help bring peace and development to Mindanao,” said Francisco Lara, International Alert Country Manager for the Philippines. “I urge policymakers, peace advocates, academics, researchers and other groups to study the database and contribute to a deeper understanding of violent conflict in the Bangsamoro,” he added. Continue reading...
Best of luck and hope for some insights to a resolve. Mindanao is a beautiful place. Hope for the day it becomes 100% tourist friendly.(not holding my breath)
Things will get a lot worse before it gets better when it comes to Muslim controlled territory. [DOUBLEPOST=1427214967,1427214717][/DOUBLEPOST]It seems that the website in the article has some crappy/free hosting setup. They have already reached their resource limits.
