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Read more about the article FULL TEXT | ACT Teachers Representative Antonio L. Tinio’s explanation of vote against Martial Law extension
LISTENING. Act Party-list Representative Antonio Tinio listens as a member of the Bagani group who testified on Thursday’s Congressional Inquiry in Davao City said that his former colleagues are after him and his family because he disagreed with the decision to kill Fr. Fausto Tentorio. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

FULL TEXT | ACT Teachers Representative Antonio L. Tinio’s explanation of vote against Martial Law extension

Wala pong batayan na ipinaliwanag ang mga resource persons ng Malacañan para sa extension ng martial law. Binanggit po kanina ng sponsor at ng kagalang-galang na Majority Leader na may Supreme Court decision na nag-uphold sa pagdedeklara ng martial law. Pero nais ko lamang po ilinaw na ang desisyon na iyon ay nag-aapply sa orihinal na deklarasyon ng martial law at iba na po ang sitwasyon ngayong pinag-uusapan na natin ang extension.

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Read more about the article FULL TEXT | ACT Teachers Party-List Representative France Castro’s explanation of vote against Martial Law extension
Alliance of Concerned Teachers Partylist ?R?ep?. France Castro says that the role of the union is very important, as it is legally binding as a source of rights for workers.

FULL TEXT | ACT Teachers Party-List Representative France Castro’s explanation of vote against Martial Law extension

Sa kasong ito, ang piniling lunas ay naging mas masahol pa sakit na sinasabing kailangang lutasin. Hindi nasulusyunan ng martial law ang problemang dulot ng extremist groups sa Marawi, bagkus ay nagdulot lamang ito ng mas marami pang suliranin dala ng paghihigpit sa paggalaw ng mga mamamayan, maging sa pagbibigay ng batayang serbisyo. Ika nga, hinuhuli mo lang ang daga, sinunog mo na ang buong bahay.

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Read more about the article STANDPOINT| Prospects and intricacies of a peace agreement in the GPH-NDFP negotiations

STANDPOINT| Prospects and intricacies of a peace agreement in the GPH-NDFP negotiations

The peace negotiations between the government (GPH) and National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) resumed last year in an upbeat mood with both sides agreeing to fast track the process. A year later, the talks has lost its steam and is proving to be a difficult and protracted one with a probability of meeting the same fate as in previous negotiations. Even as both the GPH panel led by Silvestre Bello and the NDFP panel led by Fidel V. Agcaoili try to save the process through continuing back-channel talks the realities on the ground – such as military intransigence and President Duterte’s poor grasp of the peace process, on one hand, and the NPA holding its ground to resist AFP operations, on the other – far outweigh efforts to keep the talks going.

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Read more about the article STATEMENT| War in Marawi, never again! – CBCP
FIGHTING GOES ON. More than four weeks since the siege occurred, intense fighting continues in Marawi City. Smoke billows in various areas in Marawi as military ground operations and air assaults took place on Thursday morning, June 22. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

STATEMENT| War in Marawi, never again! – CBCP

We, the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines, wish to enjoin your assistance and collaboration. We all cry from our hearts: War in Marawi, never again! War in Marawi, no more!

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