GPH-MILF Framework Agreement draws mixed reactions

By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “The Bangsamoro masses, and the Filipino people, need to be vigilant as there is a wide sea to cross between text and action, between signing a pact and translating it into building the mechanisms to actualize the Moro people’s right to autonomous governance,” says peace advocacy group Initiatives for Peace in Mindanao (InPeace) convener Bishop Felixberto Calang.

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MILITARY PULL-OUT. Farmers in Arakan town, North Cotabato call for military pull-out in the area as they condemn military abuses and the Aquino government's Oplan Bayanihan. (contributed photo)

Arakan farmers cry for justice during 25th year anniversary of Mendiola massacre

By MARILOU AGUIRRE-TUBURAN

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GRP and NDFP panels hope for talks to resume

By GRACE S. UDDIN Representatives of both the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) are hoping that the stalled peace talks between the government and the Communist rebels will resume under the new administration of President-elect Benigno Aquino III.

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An open letter demanding a genuine peace and human rights agenda from 2010 electoral candidates

A study by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has put the Philippines in international limelight again. Under the leadership of President Macapagal-Arroyo, our country has topped the list of the…

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