Author: DAVAO TODAY

Militant youth group Anakbayan said the government’s proposed national budget for next year is anti-poor for prioritizing foreign debt.

The Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to Senator Juan Ponce Enrile did not sit well with human rights groups and with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).

Human Rights group Karapatan has claimed that President Benigno Aquino III has no intention to talk peace with the National Democratic Front (NDF) saying that the detention of NDF’s peace consultants is an indication of the government's sincerity to the peace process.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has accomplished the survey of 88 percent of 739,770 households for its Listahanan survey.

Various groups welcomed the approval of the House of Representative committee of a bill that seeks to protect the municipality of Kibungan in Benguet province from large-scale mining.