May 4, 2018 | In: Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Civil Society, Drugs & Crime, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News, Journalist Killings, Local Government, Maguindanao Massacre, Mamasapano, Martial Law, Media, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte, State of Emergency
Reflections of a TV correspondent
I HAVE BEEN covering conflicts for over 20 years both here and abroad. I thought i’ve seen it all.
Then came the battle for Marawi.
At first it was just like the all-out war versus the MILF (Moro Islamic...
March 15, 2016 | In: 2016 Elections, Bangsamoro, Campaign Finance, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Data Journalism, Freedom of Information, Governance, Internet, Investigative Reports, Mamasapano, Media, Money Politics, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict
By Davinci Maru, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
THEY MAY be fewer and weaker but their right to vote is just as important as that all voters share.
Their sorry situation is a context for the May 2016 elections. In large measure,...
June 16, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Charter Change, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Human Rights, Maguindanao Massacre, Mamasapano, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict
By Cong B. Corrales
REMEMBER thy father's mistakes, do right by the Moro people.
This, according to supporters of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), are lessons that Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. might do well to remember before thrashing the...
May 8, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Bangsamoro, Civil Society, Culture, Governance, Human Rights, Local Government, Maguindanao Massacre, Mamasapano, Noynoy Watch
By Cong B. Corrales
A WEAK AND EFFETE Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be like giving the Bangsamoro people "a house without a roof" or "plates without food."
This was how peace advocates from Mindanao and Manila responded to recent statements by...
By Ferdinandh Cabrera
Contributor
TAMONTAKA, Awang Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao -- While gunfire and bombs rained on residents of Datu Unsay and Datu Saudi Ampatuan in this province, about 60 young Mindanaons gathered here recently for a peace...
April 20, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Bangsamoro, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News, Local Government, Mamasapano, Peace and Conflict, Women, Youth and Education
HRW, ICRC raise alarm over 125,000 evacuees in Mindanao
By Julius D. Mariveles
TENS OF THOUSANDS of civilians in Maguindanao province have been displaced by the month-long military operations against the Bangsa Moro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)...
April 10, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Charter Change, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Human Rights, In the News, Mamasapano, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict, The Economy, The Judiciary, Women, Youth and Education
Peace Council for the BBL holds first meeting
MEMBERS of a peace council created by Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III to raise public awareness on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law are buckling down to work after holding their first meeting...
