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Read more about the article Truth Commission: Justice, accountability, healing and closure do not end at The Hague
HAIRCUT. Anna Coritha Ramos shares the story of her son Kim Lester, who was fatally shot in Marikina City in 2019. He had just come from work and told his mother he was going out for a haircut before enrolling for the upcoming semester. Ramos said that was the last time she saw him alive; the next time she saw him was at the morgue. (Screenshot from Truth Commission Facebook page)

Truth Commission: Justice, accountability, healing and closure do not end at The Hague

MANILA, Philippines—The appearance of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sept. 16 has emboldened the families of victims and survivors to continue sharing their stories. …

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Read more about the article First Bangsamoro parliamentary elections test promise of self-governance amid hope, skepticism
Twenty-year-old mother Baijen Moren carries her 4-month-old baby as she waits to cast her vote at a polling precinct in Lower Pangangkalan Elementary School in the municipality of Pahamuddin, Cotabato Province during the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (DAVAO TODAY Photo/Kath M. Cortez)

First Bangsamoro parliamentary elections test promise of self-governance amid hope, skepticism

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Traveling by motorized boat with her 4-month-old daughter and elderly mother, a young Moro woman cast her vote Monday, Sept. 14, in the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections—her vote…

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Read more about the article Former student journalist among 4 NPA rebels killed in Agusan Sur clash 
PDAP COVERAGE. Rocha Mae Bihag covers an anti-pork barrel protest at Plaza Divisoria in Cagayan de Oro City in 2014.

Former student journalist among 4 NPA rebels killed in Agusan Sur clash 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines—The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) honored its former officer Rocha Mae Bihag, one of four New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a military operation…

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Read more about the article First parliamentary polls mark BARMM democratic governance shift
LOOK: Early voting for senior citizens, pregnant women and people with disabilities at Cotabato City Central Pilot Elementary School was delayed Monday, Sept. 14. The voting was scheduled for 5-7 a.m. At approximately 6 a.m., polling precincts were still setting up voting equipment while early voters had already gathered at the school. Some senior citizens also had to go upstairs to upper floors to locate their assigned precincts. | via Ian Peter Guanzon

First parliamentary polls mark BARMM democratic governance shift

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Violence, voting accessibility and ballot-handling issues marred the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections Sept. 14 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Local observer group Katungod Bangsamoro called…

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Read more about the article For Bangsamoro voters, first parliamentary polls carry hopes for peace, progress

For Bangsamoro voters, first parliamentary polls carry hopes for peace, progress

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—Marked by poverty, limited opportunities and recurring conflict, residents of the Bangsamoro region pin their hopes on new leaders who can help address problems they have endured for…

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