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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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[INTERVIEW] SPECIAL COVERAGE: 2023 barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan elections

30 October 2023 Rappler Pia Ranada

Liezl Bugtay on initial analysis of the Bangsamoro barangay elections. She raised that this elections is turning out to be the bloodiest elections based on the data. As of 4pm monitoring on election day, 7 were recorded dead in separate shooting incidents.

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Karahasan sa Halalan

30 October 2023 ABS-CBN News TV Patrol

Videos forwarded by CCAA from Facebook were used in the news reports

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Election photos in Marogong, Lanao del Sur

30 October 2023 Daily Tribune Lade Kabagani

LOOK: Several voters have fainted due to the heat of the sun while lining up for their turn to cast their votes at the polling center inside Marogong Central Elementary School in Marogong, Lanao del Sur. | via Lade Kabagani / Photos courtesy of Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia and Early Response Network

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BALLOT-SNATCHING INCIDENT IN SULTAN KUDARAT

30 October 2023 Daily Tribune Lade Kabagani

The Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia or CCAA (formerly International Alert Philippines) and Early Response Network reported an alleged incident of cheating and ballot-snatching inside a polling center in Datu Manguda Mangilay Elementary School in Barangay Macaguiling, Sultan Kudarat. The ensuing commotion injured two residents who were rushed to the hospital.

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Breaking News

30 October 2023 Daily Tribune Lade Kabagani

The Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia or CCAA (formerly International Alert Philippines) and Early Response Network jointly monitored tensions and fistfights among supporters of BSKE candidates in several areas in BARMM, as of 10:00 a.m. Monday.

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ELECTION-RELATED SHOOTING INCIDENT IN MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE REPORTED

30 October 2023 Daily Tribune Lade Kabagani

Based on the live monitoring of the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia or CCAA (formerly International Alert Philippines) and Early Response Network, supporters of opposing candidates reportedly exchanged gunfire around 2 p.m. within the vicinity of the polling center in Barangay Tapian, Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao Del Norte.

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PNP asks Comelec to consider postponing barangay elections in BARMM

24 August 2023 Rappler Ferdinandh Cabrera

In a separate interview with Alerto Bangsamoro on DXMS-Radyo Bida in Cotabato City, Nobleza said the PNP has recorded 350 shooting incidents in the BARMM since January, with 21 of these attacks targeting government officials, primarily barangay officials.

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Mga PWDs at Seniors, pinayuhan ng Comelec BARMM na bumuto ng maaga

23 August 2023 NDBC News Ruffa Mokalid

COMELEC-BARMM, patuloy ang panawagan sa mga PWDs, seniors at pregnant women na bumoto ng maaga sa panahon ng BSKE. SINABI ito ni COMELEC-BARMM Regional Director Atty. Ray Sumalipao sa Alerto Bangsamoro Program sa DXMS Radyo Bida.

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