President Rodrigo Duterte will "regret" plans to arm firemen and include them in the anti-insurgency campaign of the government, said the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
Fifty-one houses were totally damaged due to strong waves and high tide brought by the southwest monsoon on Saturday, August 3.
A fire totally destroyed 29 houses and partially destroyed a house in Purok 9B, Lower Madapo, Brgy. 8A, on Saturday afternoon, August 3.
Bishop Alminaza: "Martial Law is neither the answer to the centuries-old agrarian problem nor to the decades of armed rebellion. Martial rule during the Marcos era did not lead to genuine peace; instead, it worsened the insurgency problem."
Bayan Muna Party-list, on Monday, dared President Rodrigo Duterte to sack officials of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) involved in alleged “massive corruption” or overhaul the agency, instead of stopping all of its gaming activities.