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Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has revived the issue on Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino-published books, saying these materials would make readers subversive, only to be reminded that it is beyond the KWF’s mandate to ban books.
Women’s group Gabriela expressed its deepest condolences to the family of Nelia Sancho, one of the founders of the pro-women non-government organization and human rights advocate, who died Thursday age 71 in Diliman, Quezon City.
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I do hope that the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF) reverses its decision regarding the five books, the publication and distribution of which it had stopped.
As its memorandum signed by Carmelita C. Abdurahman, KWF’s commissioner for Programs and Projects, and Benjamin M. Mendillo, co
Makabayan solons, on Tuesday, Aug. 16, filed a resolution, condemning several commissioners of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and officials of the Sonshine Media Network International News (SMNI) for red-tagging authors of some books that were alleged to be subversive, while ordering that the