Tanada hits gov’t for failing to prevent Mindanao blasts despite ample intel fund

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:16:25 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Former Deputy Speaker Erin Tañada on Wednesday assailed Malacañang for failing to protect people of Mindanao from successive bombings despite its huge intelligence fund

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AFP eyes ‘revenge’ behind Zamboanga grenade blast

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:43:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The military is looking into the possibility that “revenge” could be the motive behind the recent grenade attack on a Mahardika mosque in Zamboanga City, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Benjamin Madrigal said Wednesday.

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Thousands protest over mosque demolition plan in China

Thousands protest over mosque demolition plan in China

BEIJING — Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition in a rare, public pushback to the government’s efforts to rewrite how religions are practiced in the country.

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