A wanted drug personality from Davao del Norte province was killed in a reported shootout following a buy-bust operation in a drug den in Davao City on Monday evening, March 4.
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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in region 11 (PDEA-11), together with different local government units (LGUs) led the launching of the first drug reformation center called Balay Silangan in Davao del Norte on Friday, March 1 at the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS).
Malicious flyers continue to spread and distributed in different areas in Cagayan de Oro, reports from concerned groups and individuals said.
Lawyers’ groups expressed alarm on the continuing red-tagging among its ranks, especially those who are deeply involved in human rights advocacy.
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) condemned the abduction of three union leaders from Pantukan, Compostela Valley by suspected military agents on Wednesday, February 27.
More student leaders and organizations are calling for the head of the National Youth Commission (NYC) to step down from his post.
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the third extension of Martial Law extension in Mindanao until the end of 2019 has drawn flak from various progressive groups, calling it as “outright neglect of human rights.”
Rappler chief Maria Ressa was detained overnight at the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Pasay City for cyber libel charges, in what media watchdog and lawyer’s group called, as a “shameless act of persecution by a bully government.”
Former Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief and now senatorial aspirant Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa pulled a campaign stunt on Tuesday but it has raised the eye brows of women rights advocates, saying the stunt was crass, sexist and misogynist.
Two soldiers being held captive by the New Peoples Army (NPA) appealed for help from President Rodrigo Duterte to cease military operations to pave way for their release.
