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Published January 26, 2021, 3:35 PM DAVAO CITY – The relationship of Davao City with two Chinese sister cities proved useful not only during economic boom but also in the time of a health crisis as they provided support to the local government in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, Davao City Investment and Promotions (DCIPC) chief April Marie Dayap said. Davao City logo (Davao City’s Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Dayap said that the city government received 8,000 pieces of face mask...

Sold into Syrian servitude, Filipina workers tell of abuse, rape and imprisonment Updated: January 24 Share on Facebook Print article DUBAI - Josephine Tawaging was being bundled off to the airport in a locked car, begging to be let out. She had traveled from her home in the Philippines a month earlier to find work in Dubai, the Middle East’s glitzy business hub, she later recalled. But her recruitment agency instead locked her in a dark and dirty dormitory with several other women, who...

Published January 25, 2021, 5:41 PM DAVAO CITY – The latest comprehensive report of Conflict Alert showed that an increasing number of clan feuding and land related conflicts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is threatening the region’s momentum to achieving peace. Young school girls pass by an Army outpost along the highway in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. ( MANILA BULLETIN / FILE / KEITH BACONGCO) Conflict Alert is a subnational conflict monitoring system focused...

DFA investigates personnel, deploys lawyer to probe treatment of OFWs in Syria Published January 25, 2021 8:03pm The dome of a mosque is seen amongst satellite dishes on the rooftops of home and apartment blocks in the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 26, 2013. Louai Beshara/AFP The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said certain personnel were under administrative investigation while a human rights lawyer was deployed to Syria to probe allegations of trafficking and mistreatmen...

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 ...

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) led the private sector in recognizing heroes in the medical community during this pandemic via the Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan award that was presented to the initial batch of 24 awardees.   PCCI President Amb. Benedicto Yujuico said this is their way of honoring healthcare professionals “who continue to risk their lives on a daily basis just so others may live”.    PCCI President Amb. Benedicto Yujuico The health frontliners are the tr...

January 25, 2021 | 7:32 pm Font Size PHILSTAR VIOLENT incidents in the Bangsamoro continued to decline in 2019, the first year of the transition period under the new regional government, according to International Alert Philippines’ latest conflict report released Monday. The organization’s conflict monitoring system recorded 2,655 violent incidents in 2019, down 9% from 2,910 in 2018. In the two previous years, violent incidents stood at 4,363 and 4,140 in 2016 and 2017, respectiv...

MANILA, Jan. 25 --  The International Organization for Migration (IOM) together with the British Embassy Manila and German Government handed over critical medical vehicles and equipment to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to support the region’s COVID-19 response. COVID-19 transmission continues to bring challenges in the region with 3,744 cases confirmed, of which 155 are active and 142 have died as of 17 January according to the BA...

SunStar + January 24, 2021 A SPECIAL Action Force (SAF) trooper and 12 armed men were killed in a firefight during a police operation against a former barangay captain in Sultan Kudarat before dawn Saturday, January 23, 2021. Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Debold Sinas identified the fallen SAF policeman as Staff Sergeant Elenel Pido. He was among the police and military personnel who clashed with the armed followers of Datu Pendatun Talusan, a former barangay chairman of B...

Updated January 23, 2021 1:43pm Thirteen people were killed and four others wounded on Saturday in an armed clash that erupted when police elements serving an arrest warrant were met with resistance from the subject and his group in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. In a report, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CIDG-BARMM) said 13 individuals and four others were wounded in  the gun battle that ensued when police authorities served ...