ADVERTISEMENT“The court cannot deprive the petitioners of such a fundamental right as parental authority over his child based on bare allegations alone,” she said. On Feb. 21, 13 of the lumad minors were flown back to their hometowns in Davao del Norte. Fundamental rightThe girl’s father arrived in Cebu on Feb. 24 after learning his daughter was among those still held by DSWD. He met his daughter on Feb. 26 but was later barred from talking to her. The father said it was his daughter who asked in October 2019 to join the “bakwit” school program in Cebu.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2021 21:00 UTC