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Notes on SC Decision on MOA-AD

Soliman Santos, Jr.
Inquirer.net

THESE are initial notes based on the Supreme Court <http://blogs.inquirer.net/voxpopuli/2008/10/17/notes-on-the-sc-decision-on-moa-ad/#> Public Information Office bulletin of October 14, 2008, titled “SC Declares MOA-AD Unconstitutional” and a quick scanning of the 87-page majority Decision of the same… Read the rest

Palace: Conflict with MILF not a religious war

Marvin Sy
Philippine Star

Malacañang has denounced the attempts of some groups to turn the ongoing conflict with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) into a religious war.

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the government would continue to pursue… Read the rest

‘War’ vs. hunger in Mindanao

Manila Times

PIKIT, North Cotabato: Hiding under the shade of a makeshift stage, 13-year-old Denilda Abdul finishes the last spoonful of her corn-soya porridge and quickly lines up for another serving.

Her traditional Muslim headscarf does not hide her emaciated… Read the rest

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