KILLER QUAKES

Powerful tremors kill around 21,000 in Turkey, Syria

By PHILIPPINE MUSLIM TODAY

Around 21,000 deaths and 63,794 injured have been reported in the catastrophic and deadly series of earthquakes that struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria Feb. 6, 2023.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, were felt by 13 million people across 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa.

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MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur As the new town hall's construction in the municipality of Poona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur nears completion, excitement is growing both within the Municipal Government and throughout the community.

The building will house the Mayor's and Vice Mayor's offices, as well as the Sangguniang Bayan's session hall and the municipal government's mandatory departments and offices.

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BTA to enact the Bangsamoro Electoral Code this month

Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday emphasized that the main thrust of his leadership is geared on the country’s “fight against hunger and poverty” ...

In a press conference, Gatchalian outlined his work plan and strategy to be used in addressing the services and assistance needed by thepoor and vulnerable sector in general, and affected families during and after calamities in particular.

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World Hijab Day: More Than Just A Celebration of Covering Up

On February 1, we observed the World Hijab Day. In the Philippines, the celebration was mandated by law. While this is certainly welcome news in the face of increasing Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiments worldwide, still, it would do the ordinary Muslim and Muslimah for that matter, to revisit the hijab and what it means, and its place in the larger scheme of things apart from being part and parcel of Muslim womanhood.

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