The Agusan Petroleum and Minerals Corporation (Agpet) mining exploration could destroy the Aliwagwag Protected Landscape (APL), which was declared in 2011 through Presidential Proclamation 139, said environmental group Panalipdan.
A militant labor group is urging the Office of the Ombudsman to file charges against Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz and Interior and Local Govrnment Secretary Mar Roxas over the tragedy of the slipper factory in Valenzuela City.
A church group has condemned the alleged military harassment against one of its members who are active in community and interfaith program.
The Armed Forces' Eastern Mindanao Command received the highest excellence rating for Leadership, Morale and Discipline (LMD) among the six Army unified commands inspected by the Office of The Inspector General (Otig).
At least one extreme storm will hit the country this year, an official of the Pagasa said.