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The Mangudadatu family of Maguindanao, once portrayed in the media as the underdog to their rival, the Ampatuan family that perpetrated the now infamous Maguindanao massacre, is not so, well, saintly.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – A key religious leader in Marawi City has condemned and withdrew support for Sen. Robinhood Padilla who recently filed a bill on same-sex union. PADILLA (FB) Alim Abdulmajeed Djamla, the Grand Imam of the Jameo Mindanao Al Islamie (Marawi Grand Mosque), said Padilla
Jameo Mindanao Al-Islamie (Grand Mosque) in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur (Photo courtesy of TFBM) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A key religious leader in Marawi City issued a statement of condemnation and withdrawal of support from Sen. Robinhood Padilla, who recently filed a bill on same-sex union. Alim Abdulmajeed Djamla, the Grand Imam of the Jameo Mindanao Al Islamie (Marawi Grand Mosque), said Padilla's measure "is tantamount to disbelief (kufr) which is outside the creed of Islam." Padilla has filed Senate Bill 449 or the Civil Unions Act, to institutionalize civil partnerships for s...
Here’s what you need to know about moves to legalize same-sex civil unions in the Catholic-majority Philippines.
Four different female presidents led three Asian nations in recent decades. What does their legislative record tell us about the impact women leaders can have on women’s lives?