Author: DAVAO TODAY

Militant youth groups marched to EDSA today to call on President Aquino to step down for “betraying the nation when he ordered the offensive that killed at least 69 Filipinos.”

Malacañang said it remains hopeful that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would stick to its commitment to peace, despite the bloody Mamasapano clash and as time is running out in the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

Labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines-Nagkaisa (TUCP-Nagkaisa) will not join or support any move to oust President Benigno Aquino, III from office but wants him to accept command responsibility over the Mamasapano incident.

An environment group said Tuesday that the large-scale mining policy under Republic Act 7942, or the Mining Act of 1995, is not delivering on its decades-long promise of economic development.

Scotland's former first minister The Right Honorable Lord Jack McConnell of Glenscorrodale, said during his recent visit in the Philippines that putting a stop to the peace process is not the solution to violence in the aftermath of the tragedy in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.