Groups slam military for calling children killed in attacks as ‘child warriors’

Ma. Esmeralda Macaspac, CRC executive director, said the statements made by Colonel Marlou Salazar, 601st brigade commander, were "irresponsible and cowardly." She pointed out that five of the six children who were killed were below ten years old, slamming the military's penchant for branding children that they have killed in their operations as "child warriors."

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Japanese-Filipino kids welcome new law on citizenship

The June 4 decision of the Japan Supreme Court will reverse the old law which only grants nationality to Japanese-Filipino children whose parents were married legally. The new law will include children whose parents are not legally married.

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No home for Lumad children

A total of 83 Lumad (indigenous) children are forced to leave their homes in Compostela and Monkayo towns as government troops continue their operations against the New People's Army. Often caught in the crossfire, sometimes subjected to military harassments and intimidation, more than 30 Lumad families leave their homes and end up in Davao City's Bankerohan gym on May 16, where they take refuge. The evacuees first stayed in Compostela gym, but were hounded by government troops there. Click here for more photos. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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Child rights group fear rise in children victimized by armed conflict and development aggression

The KABIBA Alliance for Children's Concerns is alarmed over the increasing number of children affected by armed conflict and development aggression in the countryside of southern Mindanao. According to KABIBA's…

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