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Karapatan claims recent lumad killing, forcible evacuation in Mindanao in letter to UN

December 8, 2017

Human rights group Karapatan on Thursday submitted a letter addressed to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, raising alleged attacks against indigenous leaders and communities in the country in line with the military’s

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House seeks to harmonize BBL bills

December 8, 2017

The House committee on local government, in a joint meeting with the committee on Muslin affairs and committee on peace, reconciliation and unity, created a sub-committee that will harmonize all four bills proposing a basic law for the Bangsamoro, a

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Bello says there’s still hope in peace talks with Reds

December 7, 2017

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, head of the government peace panel negotiating with the National Democratic Front, admitted Thursday he was saddened the peace process with the communist rebels had to be terminated. But Bello said he was not losing hope that

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Duterte says Manila “a dead city” in 25 years

December 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte underscored on Thursday the importance of dispersing industries to the provinces as Manila would be “a dead city” in 25 years. In a speech in Pampanga where he attended a food festival, Duterte said it might no longer be

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Authorities preparing arrest of financiers, supporters of CPP-NPA: source

December 7, 2017

Authorities are preparing for the arrest of financiers and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army which was recently declared as a terrorist organization by the Philippine government. The source did not say when the arrests will

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Military officials believe martial law in Mindanao should be extended for a year: source

December 7, 2017

There is a consensus among military commanders that martial law in Mindanao should be extended for one year, a source said Thursday. “One year, so that hopefully we were able to finish this,”the source from Camp Aguinaldo said. “The recommendations

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Guerrero’s extension gives him more time to push his programs: DND

December 7, 2017

The four-month extension given by President Rodrigo Duterte to Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero will give him time to implement his programs. “This bodes well for our One Defense Team since it

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Davao mayor cancels localized talks with Reds; CPP hits Duterte for terror tag

December 7, 2017

Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision, daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has canceled localized peace talks with the communist New People’s Army. In a statement, Carpio said it would be up to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to deal

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