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Lumad students, teachers, and support groups led by Save Our Schools rally at the Department of Education’s central office in Pasig City. They ask Education Secretary Leonor Briones to condemn alleged military attacks on their schools spread across Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

DepEd says schools are ‘zones of peace’ despite reported attacks

Despite the barrage of criticisms it received, the Department of Education maintains that public schools across the country are “zones of peace” despite groups contradicting such claim.

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Read more about the article ‘Declaring NPAs terrorists a threat to Lumad children’
SAVE SCHOOLS. Lumad students, teachers, and support groups led by Save Our Schools rally at the Department of Education's central office in Pasig City. They ask Education Secretary Leonor Briones to condemn alleged military attacks on their schools spread across Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

‘Declaring NPAs terrorists a threat to Lumad children’

President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to declare the New People’s Army as a terrorist group have caused a chilling effect to the Lumad children in Mindanao, progressive groups said.

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Read more about the article Ampatuan massacre case ‘almost done’ after 8 years – lawyer
Members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in Davao City light candles for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre in a candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. The activity is held to commemorate the massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao seven years ago which claimed the lives of 58 people, including 32 media workers. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Ampatuan massacre case ‘almost done’ after 8 years – lawyer

After eight years, the families of the slain victims of the infamous Ampatuan massacre would be able to see a flicker of hope as a resolution of the case is at hand, a lone private prosecutor said on Friday.

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