Mayor grants mission dialogue with paramilitary in Kapalong
The mayor of a remote town in Davao del Norte heeded the appeal of a mission group to set a dialogue on September 5, this coming Friday, with an indigenous paramilitary group in his town.
BENEFICIARIES. Elementary pupils at Sitio Lamuak, Catilacan village in Pikit town, Cotabato province peep through their classroom window upon the arrival of the officers of the World Food Program in their school on Tuesday to evaluate the implementation of the school feeding program. (davaotoday.com photo by Alex D. Lopez)
DepEd slammed for removing “God-loving” phrase
Religious groups slammed the Department of Education after it removed the phrase “God-loving” in its 2013 vision statement.
Envi advocates say ice-bucket challenge wastes water
Environment advocates here pointed out that while the ice bucket challenge in support of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research has raised awareness on the disease, it has wasted lots of water.
(Breaking News): Mercy mission aborted due to presence of armed-paramilitary in Kapalong
The human rights group Karapatan aborted late today a probe mission heading towards a reported “militarized” village in this interior town.
MNLF-Sema faction says allegiance with ISIS unlikely, assures protection to Mindanao Christians, Lumads
A Moro National Liberation Front faction said it is unlikely to follow the ways of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) because of the latter’s “radical” view of Islam.