(Speech delivered by Luzviminda C. Ilagan, retired Professor and former Undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development at the 72nd Commencement Exercises of the Ateneo de Davao University on 22 June 2024). Fr. Karel San Juan of the
The creation of echo chambers is a key tactic in influence operations, where groups, including religious entities, use targeted messaging to reinforce specific narratives.According to accepted definitions of IO, symptoms include the creation of echo chambers and/or filter bubbles. IO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 June) — Allies and supporters of fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), are amplifying narratives of “innocence” and “overkill” in the aftermath of the June 10 simultaneous raids on
A family takes souvenir pictures in front of the booth of the municipality of Salvador on Sunday, 30 June 2024 as Lanao del Norte prepares to celebrate its 65th charter day on July 4. The booth’s walls are adorned with monggo beans and corn kernels.
MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Majority of the residents displaced by the Marawi Siege in 2017 (16,072 families or 80,360 persons, according to the Mindanao Displacement Bulletin of the UNHCR as of March 2024) have yet to return to their villages in ‘Ground Zero.’ They await the release of government compensation so they can rebuild or repair their houses. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
Expected to open in August 2024, the 3.17-kilometer Panguil Bay Bridge connects the municipality of Tubod in Lanao del Norte and Tangub City in Misamis Occidental. It will be Mindanao’s longest sea-crossing bridge and the country’s second longest bridge. Photographed Sunday noon, 30 June 2024 by BOBBY TIMONERA / MindaNews
