Liberation Movements

2 Davao Journalists, 4 Others Off to Sydney for Seminar on ‘Conflict-Resolution Media’

DAVAO CITY — A team of six Mindanao journalists, two of them from this city, is set to leave for Sydney, Australia, today for a short course on “Conflict-Resolving Media” at the University of Sydney Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.

Comprising the media delegation are Amalia Cabusao, Mindanao Times editor-in-chief; Temujin Ocampo, GMA-Davao TV news anchor; Julie Alipala, Jeoffrey Maitem, of Philippine Daily Inquirer; Edwin Fernandez, DXMS Cotabato station manager; and Allen Estabillo, MindaNews, a leading online news organization in Mindanao.

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Mindanao Woman, 8 Months Pregnant, Deprived of Medical Care in Military Detention ? Karapatan

The human-rights group Karapatan in the Caraga region reports that a 26-year-old woman who is eight months pregnant has been detained by the military since early this month and allegedly…

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Constitution Not Cure-All for Mindanao Strife — MILF

?Not all solutions to the ongoing conflict in Mindanao can be found in the Constitution,? says Eid Kabalu, an official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. A main reason for the deadlock in the negotiations is the Constitution itself, which makes the issue on ancestral domain unlikely to get resolved soon. Alexander Martin Remollino of Bulatlat explains.

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