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President Rodrigo Duterte with members of the Government of the Philippines and National Democratic Front peace panels following their meeting in Malacañang on September 26, 2016. (Malacañang file photo)

DOJ seeks cancellation of temporary liberty to NDFP consultants

The Department on Justice (DOJ) wants the cancellation of the temporary liberty granted by the ?courts to detained National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants and Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leaders after the talks between them and the government fell in limbo.

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Read more about the article NCIP insists on rejecting elected IP Man Rep
Selected Davao City Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Cherry Ann Codilla from the Bagobo-Klata tribe during Tuesday's (June 5, 2018) regular session of the City Council. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

NCIP insists on rejecting elected IP Man Rep

The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) has firmly stood to its decision not to issue a Certificate of Affirmation for Cherry Ann Ortiz-Codilla as the city's next Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR).

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Read more about the article Cancel bail for NDF consultants, DOJ urges court
NDFP PEACE CONSULTANTS. National Democratic Front peace consultants discuss the contentious issues of the socio-economic reforms during a media forum at the NDF Monitoring Office in Cubao, Quezon City on September 23. From left: Kennedy Bangibang, Adel Silva, Ruben Saluta, Alan Jazmines, Loida Magpatoc, Prof. Ed Villegas, Renato Baleros and Jaime Soledad. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Cancel bail for NDF consultants, DOJ urges court

The Department of Justice (DOJ) wants the cancellation of the temporary liberty granted by courts to detained National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants and Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) leaders after the talks between them and the government did not push through.

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Read more about the article Economic deprivation makes the Philippines a dangerous country for Filipino women – CWR
This mother does everything from handling a child, cleaning the house and cooking the food in a charcoal stove in her house along Boulevard Street. Poverty and housing is still a concern in this city. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Economic deprivation makes the Philippines a dangerous country for Filipino women – CWR

The non-governmental women's research group Center for Women’s Resources (CWR) noted poverty as key reason why the latest survey conducted by the Thomas Reuters Foundation found the Philippines to be one of the top ten most dangerous nations in the world in terms of human trafficking.

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