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Lumads to Satur Ocampo, NPA: ‘Stop exploiting our children’
Members of the Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities held a peace rally to condemn former Bayan Muna party list representative Satur Ocampo and the New People’s Army (NPA) for exploiting their children in joining the communist group against the national government. The rally was held in… Read More
Lumads want to close learning centers ‘used for NPA recruitment’
PTV4’s #UlatBayan reports Ata Manobo tribe members want to close learning centers that are allegedly being used for New People’s Army recruitment. (Philippine Information Agency)
6 communist rebels surrender in Sultan Kudarat
Six members of the defunct Guerilla Front 73 of the communist terrorist group surfaced to lay down their arms on November 30, 2018. Ka Loloy, 50, a resident of Esperanza town, brought another five of his comrades, to support the peace initiatives of the national… Read More
Schools in Marawi City get water supply projects
The provincial government of Lanao del Sur in partnerships with the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) and Pepsi Cola Products Philippines Incorporated (PCPPI) provided water supply structures in 10 public schools in Marawi City. Marawi City is currently being rehabilitated by the national government after… Read More
Duterte urges Congress: Pass mandatory ROTC for senior high
To instill patriotism and love of country among senior high school students, President Rodrigo Duterte urged the Philippine Congress to pass a bill reinstating the mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC). In his speech during the 35th Founding Anniversary of Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) in… Read More
Video: ‘Sa Kamay ng Komunista’
Kami ay mga Lumad dito sa Mindanao na ginagamit lamang ng mga grupong gusto maghari sa amin. Hindi po gobyerno ng Pilipinas ang aming problema bagkos tinutulungan pa kami ng gobyerno na umunlad ang aming pamumuhay. Ang totoo naming kalaban ay ang mga CPP-NPA na… Read More
Government strengthens guidelines against lawless violence
With the recent acts of lawless violence in the provinces of Samar, Negros Oriental and Occidental, and Bicol Region, the Philippine government issued Memorandum Order (MO) No. 32 on November 22, 2018 to reinforce the standard procedures that police and military have been utilizing to… Read More
Child protection advocates raise challenges of digital parenting
“Gadgets cannot replace the relationship between parents and children. Personal interaction is still the most important facet of parenting.” This was the message emphasized by advocates of child protection which include national government agencies (NGAs) and non-government organizations (NGOs), who gathered over the weekend to… Read More
71 former CPP-NPA rebels surrender, receives integration program benefits from government
Seventy-one Former Rebels (FRs) of Misamis Occidental were awarded with financial assistance of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government by Department of National Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana in Provincial Capitol, Oroquieta City on November 17, 2018. During the awarding ceremony, Sec.… Read More