Read more about the article OPEN LETTER| Wife writes UNHRC to release Mindanao bishop, PH political prisoners
Bishop Carlo Morales (Photo from National Council of Churches in the Philippines)

OPEN LETTER| Wife writes UNHRC to release Mindanao bishop, PH political prisoners

An Open Letter written by Maria Teofilina Morales, wife of retired IFI bishop, Carlo Morales to the 39 Member States of the UN Human Rights Council* on Monday, October 2

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Read more about the article POETRY| Maghanda ka Juan
Bro. Ronald Balgado C.Ss.R of the Redemptorists Church reads a poem during the 45th anniversary commemoration of Martial Law in Roxas Avenue, Davao City on Thursday, September 21. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

POETRY| Maghanda ka Juan

The poem "Maghanda ka Juan" is written by Bro. Ronald Balgado C.Ss.R of the Redemptorists Church. He read the poem during the 45th anniversary commemoration of Martial Law in Roxas Avenue, Davao City on September 21, 2017

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Un-forgetting the brutality of Martial Law

My grandparents’ house has an underground hole. It has been there since before I was born. For this reason, I was never bothered about its existence; I thought it was originally part of the house – like a basement where Lolo could store his farm equipment. Besides, the oldest houses in their neighborhood also have small underground holes, so it was never unusual for us.

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Read more about the article STATEMENT| Accountability, not nationwide Martial Law
NEVER FORGET. Using umbrellas, members of Konsyensya Dabaw movement call on the public not to forget the Martial Law as they renew their call to President Rodrigo Duterte to have the burial of the late strongman, President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., in Batac, Ilocos Norte. The group held their protest action in front of the Ateneo de Davao University on Sunday, August 21, 2016. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

STATEMENT| Accountability, not nationwide Martial Law

Konsyensya Dabaw stands with fellow Dabawenyos who believe that regardless of how we voted last May 2016, we should not shirk from exacting accountability from public leaders that have been part of our city's history for the past three decades.

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Read more about the article STATEMENT | Prelude to Martial Law?
'Papers, not bombs'. More than 200 lumad children have been camping since July 20 at the International Center of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, waiting for President Rodrigo Duterte to speak with them and listen to their plight. (Lorie Ann Cascaro/davaotoday.com)

STATEMENT | Prelude to Martial Law?

Are recent incidents on Lumad schools a prelude to Martial Law? A contingent from Lumad schools was derailed from taking a flight to attend a Manila conference, while a Lumad school in Indangan forcibly entered by fully-armed police happened last Saturday. Are these signs of Martial Law? Airport police barred 32 Lumad students, teachers and parents to fly to attend their scheduled attendance to the Save Our Schools Network national conference set on September 16 on 1 pm.

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