President Rodrigo Duterte leads the commemoration of the 120th anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal's martyrdom at the Rizal National Monument in Manila on Friday, Dec. 30,2016. (REY BANIQUET/ Presidential Photo)
The Philippine National Police in the region will conduct strict monitoring of activities to ensure that no one will indiscriminately fire guns during the New year.
Luis Jalandoni, National Democratic Front senior adviser, shakes hands with a guerrilla fighter of the New Peoples' Army the morning after the 48th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Barangay Lumiad, Paquibato district on Tuesday, Dec. 27 . (Jaja Necosia/Breakaway Media)
The Davao City's Business Permit and Licensing Division or Business Bureau announced that it will put up a one-stop shop for the processing of the renewal of business permits starting Jan. 2 next year.
The NPA, the revolutionary forces will not die for any one person except for the masses that it loves, for the people,” said Ka Joaquin, an NPA fighter, when asked for comments about President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement that the Reds are willing to die for him.