Mindanao Earthquake Exposes Decades of Impunity, Rights Group Says
Following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao, Amnesty International Philippines stated that conversations must go beyond disaster preparedness, attributing the region's vulnerability to decades of impunity and government failures in protecting communities.
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