Scrap regressive provisions of TRAIN law, not just the suspension of excise tax on oil –Anakpawis solon

A militant lawmaker on Thursday wants to scrap the regressive provisions of the TRAIN law and not just suspending the excise tax on oil in an attempt to weaken the impact of continued high prices of basic commodities, especially on food items.

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Muslim clerics call for unity, ratification of BBL

A national network of Muslim clerics in the country has called for unity to win both the hearts and minds of the electorate in the proposed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region leading towards the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law.

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Read more about the article ‘My life is now in danger,’ says red-tagged Aglipayan bishop
Aglipayan Bishop Antonio Ablon (Photo courtesy of Amirah Lidasan)

‘My life is now in danger,’ says red-tagged Aglipayan bishop

A church leader of a homegrown Christian church who was the subject of red-tagging campaign last month is now fearing for his life after a fresh wave of malicious vandalisms were painted on the concrete walls of a bridge and on walls along a highway outside his church jurisdiction.

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Read more about the article Reds call Duterte a ‘mass murderer’ over spate of killings in Mindanao
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY PROTESTS. Cultural artists in Davao City highlight the killings of activists and civilians as they denounce the plan to extend Martial Law in Mindanao. The protesters held a rally outside the army's headquarters in Panacan on Sunday morning, December 10, 2017. (Ivy Jean Tupas/ davaotoday.com)

Reds call Duterte a ‘mass murderer’ over spate of killings in Mindanao

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Mindanao has called President Rodrigo Duterte as mass murder over the spate of unabated killings that targeted the indigenous people and Moro people in Mindanao.

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