The 2017 Mindanao Trade Expo formally opens on Friday, August 11 at the Abreeza Mall in Davao City and features locally-made products from Mindanao. The event will run until August 20. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
For the human rights group Karapatan, the plot to assassinate National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison is an affront to the continuing efforts to bring just and lasting peace in the country.
The upcoming Budayaw Festival in General Santos City is seen to highlight the rich cultures of the member-countries of BIMP-EAGA or the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines – East Asean Growth Area.
A member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives expressed deep concern on Thursday over the recent announcement of Armed Forces ?C?hief?, ?Gen. Eduardo Año? of putting a monetary reward for every New People’s Army killed or captured by state forces.
The Association of South East Asian Nations marked its fifty years of existence and President Rodrigo Duterte said the ?A?sean, "?as a community of nations, is now stronger, more vibrant, and more robust??."