Davao City is in heightened alert after the reported emergence of a mystery disease that supposedly originated in China.
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The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Southern Mindanao denounced Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s statement calling on the national government to exclude Davao City from the Duterte administration’s ceasefire declaration and the forthcoming resumption of peace negotiations with the NDFP.
Moro human rights group Suara Bangsamoro called for an independent investigation on the recent bombings in Cotabato City and neighboring municipalities in Cotabato and Maguindanao that happened as the extended martial law is about to expire on December 31.
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) yesterday (Dec. 18) slammed passing of Salary Standardization Law 5 saying it is mere “consuelo de bobo.”
The city council of Davao has approved on Tuesday, December 17, the P2.5 million budget for the victims of typhoon Tisoy in the province of Masbate City and earthquake in Magsaysay, Davao del Sur.
The Philippine chapter of the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) joins the Filipino people in calling out justice for the victims of the Ampatuan massacre.
At least nine people have already died in the aftermath of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that rocked the province of Davao del Sur and other areas in Mindanao on December 15, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
On December 19, the day set by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 for the promulgation of its much-awaited verdict on the Ampatuan massacre, it will be 10 years and 25 days since the killings occurred in Maguindanao on November 23, 2009.
An environment group urges consumers to avoid buying what they label “misbranded (and) hazardous toys” for their children in the Christmas season.
THE STATE OF MEDIA FREEDOM in the Philippines under the Duterte Administration remains a tragic story as new and more cases of attacks and threats continue, with marked uptick for certain incidents.