16/08/2026
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- ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฆ-๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐๐)
In todayโs generation, as wars between countries continue, we are reminded that humanity still lives within each and every one of us. That is why, in August, we celebrate ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก, where every act of hope, humility, and kindness brings us closer to peace. ๐ค
For more than seven decades, the Philippines has been committed to the rules that protect humanity in times of war. In 2009, the Philippines enacted ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ. ๐๐๐๐, also known as the ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐พ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐พ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. This law incorporated major IHL-related crimes into Philippine domestic law.
๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ก๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก.โฅ๏ธ
Nine years after the fighting stopped in Marawi, families from the city are still asking the painful question, โ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐, ๐๐๐ฉ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ญ๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ค๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ก๐๐ฒ?โ, With this, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has registered more than 300 people who went missing during the 2017 Marawi conflict. For their families, the uncertainty is especially painful because they cannot fully grieve, move forward, or even settle some legal and financial matters without knowing what happened to their loved ones.
In 2025, the International Committee of the Red Cross created ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ (๐๐ป๐ด ๐๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ), a 77-page collection featuring the stories of 32 families, along with photographs and treasured belongings of their missing loved ones. This book was not simply published to remember those who disappeared; it was also created to keep their stories alive as their families continue to wait and search for answers.
The Marawi narrative serves as a reminder that International Humanitarian Law (IHL) safeguards not just individuals during armed conflict but also the humanity, rights, and dignity of those who are left behind. Every memory holds hope for the families who are still waiting, and every unanswered question bears the burden of a loved one they will never forget.
Because when the fighting ends, the search for answers does not always end with it. And perhaps, this is what IHL reminds us most: even in the darkest moments of conflict, humanity must never be forgotten.โ๏ธ
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐