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Philippine Officials Propose ‘Muslims Only’ IDby Justin King • July 9, 2017(HRW) – Philippine authorities are threatening to further single out Muslims as part of official counterterrorism efforts.This week, authorities in Central Luzon in the northern Philippines proposed imposing a mandatory identification card system for the region’s estimated 26,000 Muslims.Central Luzon Police Superintendent Aaron Aquino sought to justify the Muslim-only ID as a means to “identify and weed out undesirable individuals and terrorists.” Two weeks ago, authorities in the town of Paniqui, Tarlac province, imposed a Muslim-only ID card as a “best practice” that authorities were urged to replicate throughout Central Luzon’s seven provinces.Continued: http://thefifthcolumnnews.com/2017/07/philippine-officials-propose-muslims-only-id/