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A serious charge—from unnamed sources

JEERS TO The Standard for publishing an inaccurate report from anonymous sources about the alleged use of a Chinese national to fund alleged bribes for lawmakers for the swift... Read more

Maguindanao unveils peace monument, courtesy of Korean peace advocates

BULUAN, Maguindanao – While most city and municipal halls or plazas have the statue of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Maguindanao province opted not to put a hero or a... Read more

Reporting the House vote on the BBL: Legitimizing media bias

CMFR MONITORED the reporting on the debates and voting on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) from March 18 to 20. Read more

Sidebar | Other Voices on the BBL: Helping Develop Public Understanding

RARELY DID the media organizations monitored present the views of those directly affected by the voting’s outcome, such as the indigenous peoples’ communities, the people of Mindanao in general... Read more

R2KRN STATEMENT: FOI Losing Time, High Prioritization Essential

COMMITTEE ON Public Information Chairperson Jorge T. Almonte and House FOI (Freedom of Information) champions and authors were scheduled to file the Committee Report on the FOI Bill with... Read more

On the path to lasting peace in Mindanao

Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman delivered the concluding remarks of the Peace Council’s report at the April 27 Congressional hearing on the Bangsamoro‬ Basic Law. Read more

Sidebar | Peace Council presents BBL report

FOLLOWING THE call by President Aquino to respected citizen leaders to convene an independent group that will scrutinize the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), the members of the Peace... Read more

Former Chief Justice to Congress: ‘Be peacemakers, peace builders’

“BE PEACEMAKERS, peace builders, and peacekeepers.” Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide reiterated this message to lawmakers deliberating on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Read more

At Large: Peace, not war, is normal

Amid all the talk of warfare and conflict, we had forgotten that the idea of living in peace and certainty, something we in other parts of the country take... Read more

At Large: Talking peace and gender

In the course of many years chairing or taking part in the negotiations with the government for an end to the Moro insurgency and the return to peace, Mohagher... Read more