The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) and church groups condemned the arrest of one of its leaders in the city on Sunday and the charges filed against him.
They walked all the way from their farms in Bukidnon to Metro Manila in 2007 to fight for their claim for their ancestral land.
Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo met with political personalities from the region over a week ago on March 30, not to discuss the Robredo-Sara Duterte (RoSa) movement some of these politicians are pushing, but rather on how she can help Mindanao if she wins the presidency.
Re-electionist Senator Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri said a viral video of presidential candidate Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr refusing to raise the hand of his father Governor Jose Maria in a Bukidnon rally was misleading.
Contrary to the government’s pronouncement that the New People’s Army (NPA) is already a “spent force” and that the revolutionary movement is expected to be wiped out when President Rodrigo Duterte steps down from office this June, the country’s budget for the defense services has not been reduced but has in fact seen an increase this year.