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A government soldier takes ready aim at a Zamboanga civilian while his comrade holds the latter down. The person came out of Lustre Street where government troops were pursuing off MNLF rebels. (davaotoday.com photo by John Rizle L. Saligumba)

AFP strikes in Zambo threaten civilians – Human Rights Watch

Brad Adams, Asia director of HRW reacted over this report. “Government forces should not be making blanket assumptions about whether individuals are rebels based on whether they have proper documents or not. Officials can check those leaving the conflict zone, but they need to ensure that civilians have safe passage and are not put at unnecessary risk.”

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Read more about the article TODAY’S VIEW : Towards a humane humanity

TODAY’S VIEW : Towards a humane humanity

By Don J. Pagusara In our little corner of humankind -- in the center of the Pork Barrel Scam and the little war between the Moro rebels and the government soldiers -- the long-term need for genuine leaders is cried out silently, eternally. This is also found in the heart of every Filipino who has long been deprived of the quality of life that equals his/her dream for a humane humanity.

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Stranded in Davao, 33 Zambo debaters anxious to go home

“It’s frustrating how the government has handled the security, why the coasts weren’t secured and could not prevent the MNLF from entering, and how they are handling the situation right now. We don’t know what areas are safe, which roads are secured and which establishments are open,” a debater from the Ateneo de Zamboanga team said.

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Read more about the article TODAY’S VIEW : Moving

TODAY’S VIEW : Moving

by ANDREA MALAYA M. RAGRAGIO This packing up and moving out, in turn, form ideas of what choices are more valued, or esteemed, in our collective hearts and minds. If moving abroad or into the national center (working, studying, marrying) is seen as a sign of having made it economically, socially, and even culturally upscale, then my move would be deemed unusual indeed.

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