Author: JIGGER J. JERUSALEM

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Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate (middle) emphasizes the lawmakers role in peace-building by crafting legislations that are on the side of the marginalized, during the second Mindanao Peace Forum for Legislators and Local Governments held here June 21-22. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

NAPC, Mindanao leaders ask Duterte for resumption of peace talks

Apprehensive that the re-scheduling of the peace talks could further result to the escalation of the armed conflict and dislocation of civilians especially in the countryside, Mindanao multi-sectoral leaders have asked the Duterte administration to push for the resumption of the negotiation and to “do all the necessary steps and forward reforms that would end poverty in all forms.”

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Read more about the article RITUAL FOR PEACE
RITUAL FOR PEACE. A Higaonon tribal leader performs “singampo,” a ritual purposely asking the “Magbabaya” (Creator) to protect them and their children and to hasten their return to their community, on Monday, June 19, in Cagayan de Oro City. Around 137 individuals had to flee their homes in Sitio Kimansi, Barangay Banglay, in Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental due to the fighting between government forces and communist fighters. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

RITUAL FOR PEACE

A Higaonon tribal leader performs “singampo,” a ritual purposely asking the “Magbabaya” (Creator) to protect them and their children and to hasten their return to their community, on Monday, June 19, in Cagayan de Oro City. (More...) (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Tribal leader dismayed by delay in peace talks
RITUAL FOR PEACE. A Higaonon tribal leader performs “singampo,” a ritual purposely asking the “Magbabaya” (Creator) to protect them and their children and to hasten their return to their community, on Monday, June 19, in Cagayan de Oro City. Around 137 individuals had to flee their homes in Sitio Kimansi, Barangay Banglay, in Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental due to the fighting between government forces and communist fighters. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Tribal leader dismayed by delay in peace talks

A tribal leader has expressed his dismay over the resetting of the peace talks between the Duterte administration and the ?c?ommunist rebels saying the indigenous peoples (IPs) of Mindanao are the first victims of the ongoing armed conflict being waged by the guerrillas against the government.

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Read more about the article In light of Scully conviction, DOJ warns child porn video owners, sharers

In light of Scully conviction, DOJ warns child porn video owners, sharers

Following the conviction of Australian pedophile Peter Gerard Scully for qualified trafficking and sexual abuse of female minors, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office has warned individuals who may have possessed or circulated pornographic photo ?graph?s or video? clips? online, whether related to the case or not, that such act is punishable by law.

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Read more about the article Mayor Sara: “I would rather run as barangay chair than senator’
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)

Mayor Sara: “I would rather run as barangay chair than senator’

If it were up to her, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio would rather be a barangay chair than a senator, as she reminded village officials during a mass oath taking here on Friday the important role of the barangays in nation-building.

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