roups behind a Congressionally-recognized people's initiative to abolish the pork barrel system are targetting to gather ten percent or all registered voters, or an estimated 600 signatures, in the Southern Mindanao region to meet their nationwide target of six million signatures.
"We just exercised our freedom of expression."
Ten years ago, three persons were killed and five were wounded in a massacre inside a Manobo community in Kapalong, Davao del Norte.
“The Local Government Code is also a national law and it says that we ensure that the inhabitants are well-protected,” said Dayanghirang.
A national farmers organization said that officials of the Department of Agriculture should be investigated and punished over their likely involvement in the cartel behind the spike of garlic prices in the country.