The Department of Agriculture-XI and the Province of Davao del Norte signed a memorandum of agreement to arrest the destruction of local banana plantations by containing Fusarium Wilt or Panama disease.
Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario announced on Monday that the province is ready for the economic integration of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (Asean) late this year.
The human rights group Karapatan urged the government to dismantle private armies and paramilitary groups saying they have been inflicting human rights violations against the indigenous communities.
Hundreds of youth from different regions in Mindanao and abroad are set to converge here for a three-day activity in line with the celebration of World Indigenous Peoples’ Day this coming August 9.
The House Committee on Labor and Employment approved on Wednesday the bill for stricter occupational health and safety standards (OHS).