The Philippine chapter of the International League of People’s Struggles said President Benigno Aquino III “cannot wash his hands off the government's bungling of the case of Mary Jane Veloso.” Veloso was allegedly wrongly accused of drug trafficking from Malaysia to Indonesia.
The Department of Agriculture XI (DA) said on Monday that it has readied necessary interventions to mitigate the effects of the long dry season brought about by the El Niño phenomenon in the region.
Militant workers marched to US embassy on Saturday to call for the immediate pull out of American troops as the country commemorates the third month of the Mamasapano incident.
The City Council of Tagum has installed its second Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) on Monday.
Environmental activists called for the resignation of President Benigno Aquino III on the occasion of the International Earth Day on Wednesday, saying they are disgusted with the president’s performance in managing the country’s natural resources.