Media and Peace Archives

Collapse of Peace Talks: Voices for Peace

SO SWEET to begin with, how did it turn sour so soon? The prospects for peace on this front had never seemed brighter, given the initiatives made by President... Read more

From Fugitive to Ally: The Missing Story of Misuari’s Return

NUR MISUARI, the country’s foremost Moro rebel who launched the separatist movement in the late ‘60s, is no stranger to the limelight. He has waged war against the government... Read more

Reporting the Kidapawan Clash: Lots of Questions

THE VIOLENCE that erupted in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, on April 1, when police officers opened fire on protesting farmers and activists, is one of those events that... Read more

Mamasapano, a Year Later

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol and CNN Philippines’ Network News for exploring developments and other issues in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, a year after the clash between the Philippine National... Read more

The cost of war in Mindanao

CHEERS TO Rappler.com for taking a closer look at the history and cost of war in Mindanao from the administration of Ferdinand Marcos to that of Benigno Aquino III. Read more

Indigenous Women Struggle with the Bangsamoro Basic Law

Fintailan Leonora Mokudev, a member of the Teduray tribe in Maguindanao, has a different take on women’s empowerment among indigenous peoples (IPs) and Lumads or non-Muslim IP groups. Read more

Army builds “bridges of peace” between warring Iranun clans

SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao – The military’s “persuader” brigade has planted the seed of peace among warring families living in Maguindanao communities with an imaginary “wall” due to “ rido”... Read more

Closing the Pandora’s Box—A Difficult Task

PRESIDENT AQUINO finally gave closure to the Mamasapano incident’s “alternative truth,” a controversy which the President himself publicly raised when he announced the government was probing another version of... Read more

An Alternative Truth?

NEARLY EIGHT months after, the Mamasapano incident once again found its way into the headlines after President Benigno Aquino III announced during a “Meet the Inquirer Multimedia forum” on... Read more

Voices of Faith on the BBL

FAITH-BASED communities have always played significant roles in addressing national crises, their leaders raising the call for change or speaking on possible actions that will help the country through... Read more