The Power of Tradition

Pssst! Centro spoke with Dayang Celia H. Kiram, wife of Sultan Jamalul Kiram. In the course of conversation about the roots of the conflict in Mindanao, Dayang Celia sadly noted, that if the government merely recognized the sultanate and its structure and traditions, it would be a great help to bringing peace in Mindanao.

Note to journalists

Monitoring news on both broadsheet and online sources requires us to take note of the subtleties of editorializing news content. However, there are some media practices that are downright reckless.
We speak specifically of the tendency to report on news while inadvertently affecting international policy. During the crisis on the West Philippine Sea, for instance, many reporters kept referring to it as the South China Sea, whereas our maps have mostly referred to it as the Philippine Sea. Under international law, even columns and news reports can be used as evidence of practice and thus could be taken against our claim on the area.