{"id":167066,"date":"2018-06-15T23:54:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T03:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=167066"},"modified":"2018-06-15T23:54:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T03:54:37","slug":"duterte-enjoins-muslim-filipinos-to-foster-greater-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/15\/duterte-enjoins-muslim-filipinos-to-foster-greater-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte enjoins Muslim Filipinos to &#8216;foster greater unity&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_167067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167067\" style=\"width: 1350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Duterte-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167067\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Duterte-4.jpg\" alt=\"President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joined Muslim Filipinos in celebrating Eid al Fitr, urging them to foster greater unity towards a more progressive future. (RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Duterte-4.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Duterte-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Duterte-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Duterte-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joined Muslim Filipinos in celebrating Eid al Fitr, urging them to foster greater unity towards a more progressive future. (RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joined Muslim Filipinos in celebrating Eid al Fitr, urging them to foster greater unity towards a more progressive future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI join our Muslim brothers and sisters as they mark the end of Ramadan and reaffirm their commitment to self-purification and jubilation,\u201d Duterte said in his Eid al Fitr message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay this revered festival inspire us all to foster greater unity amidst our differences in faith and culture. Together, let us engage in acts of charity as we steer our nation towards a more progressive and tolerant future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte also called on Muslim brothers to take the event as an opportunity to thank Allah for providing the nation the strength to endure challenges of misguided ideologies, terrorism and violent extremism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trust that the sacrifice of Muslim Filipinos during their month-long fasting has rekindled their faith and reawakened their sense of benevolence and empathy towards their fellowmen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The President said this is also an \u201copportune time\u201d to reflect on the progress that the government and the Bangsamoro people have made to achieve long-lasting peace across the country, especially in Mindanao.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay love and understanding prevail over our land as we work hard for the genuine transformation of the Philippines for every Filipino,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday joined Muslim Filipinos in celebrating Eid al Fitr, urging them to foster greater unity &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":167067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,16,95],"tags":[11491,13135],"class_list":["post-167066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-muslim-filipinos","tag-president-rodrigo-duterte","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}