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Philippines: Military Bombings Create Refugees
globalvoicesonline.org 3 hours, 3 minutes agoDespite the commitment of the Armed Forces of the Philippines of having “zero” human rights abuses for 2012, peasants and indigenous peoples in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao have been forced to flee their land in the past few months because of increased military presence and activities in the area. The residents have become bakwits - the local term for refugees. The destructive tropical storm Sendong and a spate of flash floods and landslides hit Mindanao last year , thus creating scores of ref
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China-Philippines Dispute Over Island Becomes More Heated
nytimes.com 2 weeks, 3 days agoChina escalated its quarrel with the Philippines over an island in the South China Sea, halting Philippine bananas at customs for longer inspections.










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