Several groups protested in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) national office Tuesday to call for the stoppage of operations of two large scale mining corporations in Nueva Vizcaya.
Human rights group Karapatan opposes the possible appointment of former armed forces General Emmanuel Bautista as chair of the government’s (GPH) peace panel with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
A group of consumers today called on Congress to overhaul the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), saying the law has failed in providing cheap, adequate and stable electricity to the public.
Senator Alan Cayetano withdrew his co-authorship of the Bangsamoro Basic Law following the deadly clash between the Philippine National Police elite operatives, and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
A street sweeper was run over by a motorcycle along national highway in Tagum 4:00 am Monday.