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Rising violence in Bangsamoro linked to climate factors—report

23 August 2024 Manila Standard Nash Maulana

The Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) noted an increase in violent incidents across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to its latest triennial report released on Thursday.

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Mindanao violent incidents in an uptrend since 2021 —study

23 August 2024 GMA News Online Sundy Locus

A recent study by the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) showed that incidents of violence have been increasing in Mindanao since 2021, which may have an impact on next year's local elections.

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Failure of 2025 BARMM elections “not impossible”: group

23 August 2024 The Daily Manila Shimbun Jaspearl Tan/DMS

A conflict monitoring group warned on Thursday of possible failure of the 2025 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), expecting violent incidents to increase ahead of the polls.

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Report sees BARMM poll violence

22 August 2024 Manila Standard Rachelle Tonelada

Peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains elusive, with conflict not only persisting but expected to escalate, particularly as pre-electoral activities intensify, according to a report by the Council for Climate and Conflict Action (CCAA).

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BARMM violence ‘on rebound,’ 2025 elections will be deadly – crisis group

22 August 2024 Rappler Lian Buan

Conflict and deaths have been on the uptrend in the Bangsamoro region in the last three years, and a “deadly” 2025 elections is feared if the causes of violence are not addressed, crisis group Conflict Alert warned on Thursday, August 22.

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El Niño as agitator of new conflicts in Mindanao

10 April 2024 Philippine Daily Inquirer Maureen Lacuesta, Liezl Bugtay

The Special Geographic Area is a patchwork of 63 barangays in six municipalities of Cotabato province that joined the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in a plebiscite in 2019. As with the entire region, it represents hope for lasting peace after decades of armed conflict. However, the transition to peace has been fraught with long-standing and emergent challenges. Various armed groups—former rebels, violent extremists, communist insurgents, and various paramilitary groups continue to hold sway.

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Another warning sign to heed

06 April 2024 Mindanao Cross "Thinking Aloud" Column (page 2) Carlos Bautista

CCAA and ERN has called on government to take action and not wait for the situation to further worsen. "We are just at the onset of drought, and yet communities are now in dire conditions."

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Government urged to declare state of calamity

06 April 2024 Mindanao Cross (headline) Mindanao Cross

CCAA, an independent peacebuilding organization working at the nexus of climate and conflict, is calling on government to declare a state of calamity in many agricultural areas that are now reeling from the effects of El Nino.

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CCAA called on government to declare a state of calamity in provinces in BARMM

02 April 2024 DWAY 104.3 "Oras Na, Bicolandia" [45:31] Raquel Camo-Landong and Rico Gelit

CCAA covered in the news rundown of Oras Na, Bicolandia program.

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Heat-induced ailments affect thousands of General Santos students

02 April 2024 Rappler Rommel Rebollido

Another group, the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia-Early Response Network (CCAA-ERN), said it has monitored the drying of wells and water sources in many villages and municipalities in Mindanao, particularly in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Central and Northern Mindanao.

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Central Mindanao towns urged to declare state of calamity amid drought

01 April 2024 Philippine Daily Inquirer Edwin Fernandez, Germelina Lacorte

The Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) has called on municipal governments in Central Mindanao and the Bangsamoro region to declare a state of calamity in their respective areas as water wells are drying up because of the El Niño phenomenon, making it harder for farmers to plant crops.

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CDO activates Task Force El Niño

25 March 2024 Philippine News Agency Nef Luczon

The non-government organization Council for Climate and Conflict Action also joined various stakeholders in preparing for the dire El Niño this year through its Early Response Network. The group said it has already monitored the drying of wells and water sources in many villages and municipalities in Mindanao, including the Bangsamoro region and parts of Northern Mindanao.

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CCAA urges government to protect farmers and water sources during El Nino

22 March 2024 DXMS Radyo Bida's "Bida Panawagan" program [13:20] Ruffa Mokalid, Haleem Abas

CCAA statement on World Water Day mentioned in the program

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IPs oppose proposed mineral reservation in Maguindanao del Sur

07 December 2023 Rappler Iya Gozum

Titay Bleyen Santos Unsad, chairperson of Task Force Bantay Kalikasan, says the government must respect the Lambangian and Teduray claim on the ancestral lands where a mineral reservation is being proposed.

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High alert in southern Philippines after Marawi church bombing

05 December 2023 Al Jazeera Barnaby Lo

Southern Philippines is on high alert after Sunday’s bombing of a Christian gathering in the city of Marawi.Security has been tightened in the region where armed groups have operated for decades. Authorities say they're taking precautionary measure, and have moved thousands of students to safety.

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Murad urges sobriety as hate speech escalates in wake of MSU bombing in Marawi

05 December 2023 Rappler Ferdinandh Cabrera

The Council on Climate Conflict and Action Asia (CCCA), a security data-based organization monitoring conflicts in the country, earlier sounded alarm bells as it noted an increase in hate speech, meant to polarize and sow seeds of religious conflict in and outside social media, since the explosion that ripped through MSU’s Ali Dimaporo gym.

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READ: Statement of The Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia on the bombing attack in Marawi City.

03 December 2023 Philippine Daily Inquirer Philippine Daily Inquirer

Repost of statement of CCAA on MSU bombing during a mass

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Bangsamoro government, officials condemn deadly Marawi blast

03 December 2023 ABS-CBN News ABS-CBN News

In a statement, conflict monitor Climate and Conflict Action Asia warned that is is "too early to draw conclusions or to point fingers towards any individual or group." The group called for calm "amidst attempts to polarize the situation and sow the seeds of a Muslim-Christian conflict" as it said that it has monitored hate speech on the ground and in social media in the aftermath of the blast.

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Group warns public against hate speech after bombing during Mass in Marawi City

03 December 2023 Rappler Herbie Gomez, Bonz Magsambol

'Let us be vigilant but not vigilantes,' says the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia.

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Group: Brace for more poll violence in 2025

04 November 2023 Philippine Daily Inquirer Ryan Rosauro

A conflict monitoring group has told the government to prepare way ahead for a possible surge of more violence during the 2025 midterm elections, especially in the Bangsamoro region.

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