Karapatan questions Lorenzana order to screen aid for quake victims
Human rights group Karapatan questioned Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana's order to set up checkpoints in areas in Mindanao affected by the series of earthquakes.
Human rights group Karapatan questioned Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana's order to set up checkpoints in areas in Mindanao affected by the series of earthquakes.
A human rights worker in Southern Mindanao has been reported missing, according to rights group Karapatan.
At least one person was killed, while several others injured and buildings were heavily damaged following the third strong quake that jolted Mindanao this month.
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake again rocked parts of Mindanao at around 9:11 AM, Thursday (Oct. 31), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
An advocacy group has appealed to local legislators to take action against people who use expressions that discriminate against persons with disability (PWD).