The New People’s Army, armed-wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, released the two soldiers who were held captive for almost 11 weeks somewhere in Matanao town in Davao del Sur on Wednesday.
President Rodrigo Duterte is assisted by Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo as he gives cash assistance worth P10,000 to the 160 repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who were granted amnesty after they were found working illegally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The President welcomed the repatriated "runaway" OFWs upon his arrival at the Terminal 1, Ninoy Aquino International Airport on April 17, 2017 following his successful visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. (Alfred Frias/Presidential Photo)
The New People’s Army said it thwarted military operations launched by the Philippine Army in Marihatag and San Agustin, Surigao del Sur since April 5 until April 10.
A magnitude 6 earthquake jolted Mindanao at 5:21, Wednesday morning.
252 workers of the Musahamat Farms Inc.-Farm 2 in Pantukan, Compostela Valley Province mount a strike on Monday, Apr. 10 following the alleged arbitrary dismissal of two union officers. The worker's union said they failed to reach an agreement with the management on their co-workers' dismissal prompting them to file a Notice of Strike. (Contributed photo)