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Protect women — CHR

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights… Read the rest

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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