Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
The spate of bombings in Mindanao “runs counter to the peace and security efforts of the government and hinders the country's national development," the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) declared.
In a statement, CHR Executive Director Jacqueline Ann de Guia
Commission-on-Human-Rights The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has pressed Congress for the passage of the bills on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) that would protect and prevent acts of discrimination and hate against people based on their sexual orientation, gender i
(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed a law that aims to provide monetary aid to victims of the 2017 Marawi siege. Republic Act No. (RA) 11696, signed by Duterte on April 13 and was released to reporters on Wednesday, provides for the creation of the Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) headed by a chairperson and eight members. At least three members of the board must be members of the Philippine Bar, preferably Maranao lawyers, who have been engaged in the practice of law for at least five years; two representatives must be members of civil society organizations where at least one of whom is either a Sharia lawyer or a Muslim traditional leader; other members must be licensed physician; certified public accountant; educator; and licensed civil engineer. Under the law, the MCB will facilitate the tax-free payment of reparations to "qualified claimants" who lost residential and commercial properties due to the Marawi siege. "Any person who is a lawful
(File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has signed a law that aims to provide monetary aid to victims of the 2017 Marawi siege. Republic Act No. (RA) 11696, signed by Duterte on April 13 and was released to reporters on Wednesday, provides for the creation of the Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) headed by a chairperson and eight members. At least three members of the board must be members of the Philippine Bar, preferably Maranao lawyers, who have been engaged in the practice of law for at least five years; two representatives must be members of civil society organizations where at least one of whom is either a Sharia lawyer or a Muslim traditional leader; other members must be licensed physician; certified public accountant; educator; and licensed civil engineer. Under the law, the MCB will facilitate the tax-free payment of reparations to "qualified claimants" who lost residential and commercial properties due to the Marawi siege. "Any person who is a lawful
endIndex: Two years after the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the people of the Bangsamoro have lost as much as they have won in the process of asserting their rights, if not more. Photo by MARRIAN PIO RODA CHING
Editor’s note: Marrian Ching is a writer and editor based in the Bangsamoro. With a feminist lens, she interrogates notions of identity while navigating histories that are either affirmed or erased in the process of nation-building. The opinions in this essay are the author’s.
Cotabato City (CNN Philippines Life, January 25) A few days after the first ceremonial flag-raising featuring the Bangsamoro flag alongside the Philippine flag, both flags were lowered to the half-mast position in honor of Interim Deputy Chief Minister Abdul Raji Sahrin, who also served as the secretary-general of the Moro National Liberation Front. It has been two years since the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was established, and the people of the Ban