Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:50:10 +0000
The World Bank Group on Thursday hailed the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 09:40:54 +0000
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America, U.S.-funded infrastructure projects have been halted, and an innovative peace-building program in Jerusalem is scaling back its activities. The Trump administration’s decision last year to cut more than $200 million in development aid to the […]
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:02:20 +0000
Vice President Leni Robredo said she believes the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) is a “first step” towards promoting peace in the region.
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Read moreCredit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 06:35:27 +0000
The new commander of the military’s Southern Luzon Command (Solcom) vowed to lead the government forces to be the “guardians of peace” in Southern Tagalog and Bicol regions.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 12:12:40 +0000
President Duterte on Thursday expressed optimism that the people of Mindanao will support the BOL in the upcoming plebiscite.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 13:23:51 +0000
Before welcoming 2019, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde urged his subordinates to sustain the “trend” of lower crime rate recorded in 2018, as he also said the drug war must remain “relentless and strong” next year.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:11:31 +0000
Pope Francis has warned politicians of the dangers of exploiting nationalism and fear of foreigners in a message released Tuesday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:44:14 +0000
Pope Francis issued his annual peace message and said political speeches that berate migrants and the poor are “unacceptable.”
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2018 02:17:47 +0000
President Duterte told the police and soldiers here they’d better spend the last three bullets on their heads rather than surrender and suffer debasement in the hands of their enemies.
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Members or supporters of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group gathered in their tens of thousands on Sunday to discuss a landmark law granting them autonomy, with one expressing hope it would make their “dream of peace” a reality.
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