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Read more about the article Group says DepEd fails to act on attacks against Lumad schools
SAVE SCHOOLS. Lumad students, teachers, and support groups led by Save Our Schools rally at the Department of Education's central office in Pasig City. They ask Education Secretary Leonor Briones to condemn alleged military attacks on their schools spread across Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of Save Our Schools Network)

Group says DepEd fails to act on attacks against Lumad schools

An advocacy group claimed that the Army continued to harass the operation of the Lumad schools across Mindanao and criticized on Tuesday the alleged inaction of the Department of Education on these harassments.

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Read more about the article Ampatuan furlough insults kin of Maguindanao massacre victims
EIGHT YEARS. Families and friends of the journalists killed in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao visit the graves of the victims after a mass held at the memorial marker at Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman on November 19, 2017. (Mara Genotiva / davaotoday.com)

Ampatuan furlough insults kin of Maguindanao massacre victims

The families of victims of the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre felt offended and dismayed after learning that the court allowed former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Zaldy Ampatuan to attend his eldest daughter’s wedding.

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Read more about the article “Davaoeña Ako!” Series of seminars on violence against women and children kicks off in Davao City
Photo taken from Gagmay'ng Tunob sa Kadalanan teaser video

“Davaoeña Ako!” Series of seminars on violence against women and children kicks off in Davao City

The Office of the Vice Mayor, in partnership with the Davao Lady Lawyers Association (DALLAS), conducted a seminar here on Tuesday dubbed as "Davaoeña Ako!" to empower the people of Davao to break the cycle of violence against women and children.

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Read more about the article Anybody can be tagged as terrorist in PH – Aussie prof
Australian Professor and human rights worker Gill Boehringer (Photo from Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate's Facebook page)

Anybody can be tagged as terrorist in PH – Aussie prof

Australian Professor Gill H. Boehringer is still being held at the Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport for almost a week now since Philippine authorities, particularly the Bureau of Immigration, denied him entry into the country on midnight of August 8, Wednesday.

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