With the recently concluded Barangay and Sanggunaing Kabataan elections as the first implementation of the Election Service Reform Act of 2016,the Alliance of Concerned Teachers called on the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the timely release of teachers’ benefits and the need for legal assistance.
Davaoeños exercised their right to vote during Monday’s, May 14, Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in different voting precincts here.
The New People’s Army slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines for serving arrest warrants against hospitalized NPA leader Zalde Cañete saying he is a “hors de combat,” a person protected under the international humanitarian law.
After the series of rows that threatened to cut the ties between the Philippines and Kuwait, Malacanang over the weekend said concrete steps have already been undertaken to normalize the relationship between the two countries.
The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion or TRAIN Law is driving the inflation rate at its highest in over six years, said research group IBON Foundation.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers slammed the Department of Education and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for imposing 5 percent withholding tax on the electoral honorarium and travel allowance.
The Supreme Court’s decision favoring the quo warranto petition to remove Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno from office pose a dangerous precedent for democracy, progressive groups said.
The on-going military exercises of US and Philippine forces bear no advantages for the government against the continuing aggression of China into the country’s territories, particularly at the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) confirmed that talks with the informal back channel are being facilitated by representatives from the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and negotiators from the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Europe.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers is setting up a hotline for possible violations against teachers who will be serving as members of the Board of Election Tellers for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on May 14.
