The National Council of Churches in the Philippines said there was no need to cause misery on the people just to show the hospitality of the Philippines for the visiting dignitaries of the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ meeting.
Women’s group Gabriela scored the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for denying the mass arrests of street dwellers in Manila as part of the government’s effort to hide them from international media and delegates attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ meeting.
A bomb explosion inside a passenger van traveling from Pikit, North Cotabato to Davao City injured a passenger Wednesday morning in Ecoland.
An official of the Land Transportation Office in Region 11 urged commuters to patronize only duly registered and franchised vans for their protection on the road.
Anakpawis party-list today scored the Aquino government for letting the public bear the brunt of the APEC security measures that resulted to major commuters being stuck in traffic gridlock for hours and were forced to walk kilometers long to go to work.