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Read more about the article Stop red-tagging church missions for the poor, bishops appeal to gov’t
Filipina Independiente Bishop Felixberto Calang along with more than a dozen persons and four groups were included in a list being distributed in Cagayan de Oro City red-tagging them as communists and supporters of the New People's Army. (Photo from Bishop Felixberto Calang's Facebook Account)

Stop red-tagging church missions for the poor, bishops appeal to gov’t

“We request that the Duterte administration fully respect the Churches’ efforts to serve the [‘anawim’] including its partner organizations, in both paper and practice, in order to continue the 500-year work here in the Philippines,” said the Ecumenical Forum for Peace and Human Rights.

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Read more about the article NTF-ELCAC sent me to jail, Butuan public school teacher tells Leni

NTF-ELCAC sent me to jail, Butuan public school teacher tells Leni

"I am just one of the many teachers who are victims of human rights violations and attacks on academic freedom made by (President) Duterte and NTF-ELCAC," said Rosanilla 'Lai' Consad, an assistant principal of San Vicente National High School in Butuan City, and secretary of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers Union Region 13.

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Read more about the article On Boni Day, activists liken Duterte to Aguinaldo
NOT A HERO. Youth group Anakbayan reiterates the fact in history about the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' repression of people's freedom during Martial Law during the commemoration of the birthday of Philippine revolutionary hero, Andres Bonifacio. Marcos' son, Bongbong is running for the presidency in 2022 and is revising the historical narrative of his father's past (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com).

On Boni Day, activists liken Duterte to Aguinaldo

Kilusang Mayo Uno said the Duterte administration is similar to the history of President Emilio Aguinaldo, whose revolutionary group Magdalo wrestled control of the revolution against Bonifacio.

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Read more about the article Agusan del Sur court rescinds arrest warrants of 17 rights defenders, peace advocates

Agusan del Sur court rescinds arrest warrants of 17 rights defenders, peace advocates

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - In two separate resolutions, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 7 in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur rescinded the warrants of arrest and dismissed the…

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