Families of the nine men who were arrested in the March 10 raid of a Davao del Sur police station insisted on the innocence of the men and that they were not members of the New People's Army.
After their successive attacks on police and military troops in Matanao, Davao del Sur, the New People's Army issued a statement saying their attacks were "punishment" for protecting a mining company and criminal syndicates.
A photo gallery on International Women's Day 2014 held at Rizal Park, Davao City last March 8, 2014.
INDONESIAN ANGKLUNG MUSIC IN DAVAO: A performer of a musical ensemble from Bandung, Indonesia, plays his angklung, a traditional Sudanese instrument at a concert in Davao City on Sunday. Each angklung plays a single note, which means a set of this instrument made of bamboo is needed to play a symphony. Musical notes are produced by shaking it. (Mick Basa/davaotoday.com)
The increase in power rates by distribution utilities that either operate standby power generation facilities or are buying electricity from other producers for their “peaking requirement” is not “across the board”, a director of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said.