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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

International, local artists discuss peace, human rights, freedom in Cartooning for Peace in Manila

Cartooning, which combines art with humor, captures readers’ and viewers’ attention in a unique way. It fixes an idea in the mind, visualizes the abstract, rendering a message in... 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: Women’s voices and ‘dignity kits’

A common voice also allows women in conflict-affected areas to embark on actions, confident that they have the mandate of their peers and neighbors. The media, too, have a... Read more

Giving voice to their plight

CHEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for giving voice to the largely unmentioned victims in any conflict: the displaced families. Read more

[SPECIAL REPORT] The women in the Bangsamoro peace process: history, herstory

When the history of the peace process between the Philippine government (GPH) and the Bangsamoro is written, the story of the women who helped and are helping make it... Read more

Inaccurate and uncorroborated

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for an inaccurate report full of misleading information on a study of the conflict in Mindanao (“World Bank: BBL can’t ensure peace, new... Read more

A unity call for peace

CHEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for focusing on an underrepresented sector in the BBL discussions severely affected by the continuing clashes: the farmers in the region. Read more

Another alarmist headline about Mindanao

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its Feb. 28 banner headline that proclaimed that a “New Mindanao war begins”. Read more

Media and Peace: A Seminar-Workshop [Storify]

The Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) conducted a seminar-workshop on Media and Peace from March 12 to 14, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria. Journalists from... Read more