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Incoming Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo visits the evacuation center inside the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran Compound where hundreds of indigenous people are seeking refuge. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

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To our dear Dabarkads, I believe that I may speak for many women everywhere when I say thank you for being mindful of our fragility, and for refraining to use uncouth words in our presence, especially in statements that refer directly to us.

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Ubonay of Pantaron

A few days ago I readily accepted an invitation to serve as host of the special Davao screening of the independent film “Tu Pug Imatuy”, or “A Right to Kill” by Mindanawon director Arbi Barbosa. An entry in famed director Brillante Mendoza’s Sinag Pilipinas Film Festival, the story follows a Manobo family ripped apart by the sudden entrance of military forces into their community.

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