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MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 20 June) – Seventy-two schools for Lumad or indigenous peoples in Mindanao have remained closed two weeks after the start of classes due to alleged military presence and harassment, a group said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the Save Our Schools Network (SOS) blamed the continued closure on the military’s “all-out war” against the New People’s Army (NPA) and Lumad communities.
SOS was reacting to the statement of Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Col. Edgar Arevalo, who denied accusations they wanted to abort the peace talks between government (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) so they could continue with their military operations against the NPA.[]/a> with |||
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