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YELLOW LINE. A yellow rope serves as the division between the protesting farmers and the anti-riot police from the province in Kidapawan City. The farmers are demanding for 15,000 sacks of rice and subsidies from the calamity fund of the provincial government. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

No justice for survivors of ‘Kidapawan massacre’

Two years have passed but justice remained elusive for survivors of the bloody dispersal of protesting farmers who were affected by drought in North Cotabato, known as the Kidapawan Massacre.

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Read more about the article STATEMENT | Listen to the cry of the Meranaw
WAITING TO GO HOME – This elderly woman is among the thousands of displaced residents of Marawi who now stays in an evacuation center in Buru-un, Iligan City. She also longs to go home to Marawi as ground operations against the Maute group in the area continue. (Alexander D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

STATEMENT | Listen to the cry of the Meranaw

We appeal to you to let Marawi be rebuilt the way our ancestors did: one house at a time, one masjid at a time. One village at a time. We welcome those who are willing to help us in this endeavor, for the challenges are daunting and the costs are high. We appeal though that please help us rebuild according to our will in pursuit of the will of Allah (swt). Stand with us, help us, please, be one of us.

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REFLECTION | Crossing borders

Year after year, the rituals of Holy Week will come and go. But how have they transform us? Perhaps this year, as we go about the rituals and liturgies, we could make a difference if we try to listen to the voices of those crying for justice, to cross the borders of difference and animosity, and to walk the paths of the people closest to Jesus heart: the poor and the sinner.

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