Martial Law in Mindanao

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Thousands of Meranaw residents in Marawi City stage a symbolic protest to condemn the slow-paced government rehabilitation of their homes ravaged by war on Friday, March 30, 2018. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Give Marawi IDP cash to rebuild their homes, solon says

Calling it as an insult to the Maranao people, the youth group League of Filipino Students (LFS) has condemned the “Kambisita” program aimed at allowing the civilians to briefly visit their communities in the war-ravaged Marawi City.

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Read more about the article Human rights abuses continue unabated in Northern Mindanao, group says
Datu Jomorito Goaynon (left) tells reporters during a press conference Monday that their fact-finding team was able to record various forms of abuses allegedly perpetrated by some members of the state forces in Northern Mindanao. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Human rights abuses continue unabated in Northern Mindanao, group says

Cases of abuses against civilians allegedly perpetrated by state security forces continue to pile up in parts of Northern Mindanao as martial rule is still in effect in Mindanao, a report of a fact-finding body revealed Monday.

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Read more about the article Marawi residents hold Black Friday in Muslim prayer, protest-march

Marawi residents hold Black Friday in Muslim prayer, protest-march

While the rest of the Christian Filipinos celebrated the Holy Week in church festivities, thousands of Meranaw residents in this Islamic city staged a symbolic protest to condemn the slow-paced government rehabilitation of their homes ravaged by war.”

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Read more about the article Marawi evacuees protest vs military camp, ‘continuing’ rights violations
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Marawi evacuees protest vs military camp, ‘continuing’ rights violations

For the first time since the crisis in Marawi started in May last year, displaced Meranaw staged a protest inside the war-torn city of Marawi on Sunday, March 18, to condemn the construction of military camp and continuing harassment of civilians allegedly by the army.

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Read more about the article Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, once full of life, now deserted with traces of death
Delegates of the fact-finding mission walk for three hours to reach the community of slain Lumad leader Datu Victor Danyan in Barangay Ned in Lake Sebu. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Barangay Ned, Lake Sebu, once full of life, now deserted with traces of death

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines - “What I saw, heard, and experienced during the fact-finding mission was very lurid. There is no report coming from the media. There’s a need to expose…

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