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Read more about the article ‘Christian minorities’ in new Bangsamoro entity want inclusiveness in political process
The Christians for Peace (CFP) is working to have the Christian communities included in the political process of the future Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) through consensus-building held in some areas in Mindanao. In the photo during a recent CFP forum are, seated from left, ARMM deputy governor for Christian Affairs Edgardo Ramirez, ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman, and vicar general of the Prelature of St. Mary’s in Marawi City Fr. Ramonito Torres. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

‘Christian minorities’ in new Bangsamoro entity want inclusiveness in political process

Not wanting to be just a mere bystander once a new Bangsamoro political entity will be created following the enactment of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) recently, a group of Christian church officials is pushing for the crafting of policies that will be inclusive to all who are living in the Muslim-dominated territories in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Davao Committee on Women intensifies anti-rape campaign
Davao City Councilor Avegayle Dalodo-Ortiz in a press conference at the City Hall on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Ortiz, chair of the council's Committee on Women, Children and Family Relations, said rape cases in the city is still alarming despite the decrease on the number of cases compared last year. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao Committee on Women intensifies anti-rape campaign

The head of the Committee on Women here wants to intensify the current anti-rape campaign through massive sex education among youth and children in communities and schools.

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Read more about the article Farmers groups to Duterte: Political will needed in resolving rice crisis

Farmers groups to Duterte: Political will needed in resolving rice crisis

The National Federation of Peasant Women (Amihan) and rice watchdog Bantay Bigas emphasized that ‘political will’ is much more needed in solving the country’s rice crisis, calling the warning of President Rodrigo Duterte to raid rice warehouses, as ‘empty threats’.

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Read more about the article Roxas night market bombing remembered with grief, fear and caution
Jerome Carayao, one of the survivors, offers flowers for the 15 persons killed during the Roxas Night Market deadly bombing two years ago. Carayao joins the families of the victims and city officials in a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Romulo Valle held on Saturday afternoon, September 1, 2019at the Roxas Memorial in Davao City. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Roxas night market bombing remembered with grief, fear and caution

“It was crowded that night and everyone was busy”. The survivors of the Roxas night market bombing recalled what happened on the night the city was under threat two years ago.

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Read more about the article ‘Contractual women workers should also benefit from expanded maternity leave’
Jerome Adonis, Kilusang Mayo Uno secretary general, speaks before the crowd during the Labor Day protest at the US Embassy in Manila. (Photo by Mayday Multimedia)

‘Contractual women workers should also benefit from expanded maternity leave’

Not just regular women employees but also contractual women workers should also benefit from the 100-day maternity leave, a labor group said on Thursday.

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