The Council of Bishops of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) demanded a public apology from the Regional Peace and Order Council of Region 11 (RPOC-11) for “besmirching the integrity” of the Christian denomination, and called for the urgent withdrawal of its “arbitrary resolution” ordering the shutdown of the UCCP-Haran Center here.
The compound of the United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP)- Haran was locked down as tensions arose when men armed with bolos forced their way inside on Saturday morning, January 25.
The operation of the so-called “bakwit school” for Lumad children is also threatened by the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC)-11 resolution which seeks the immediate closure of the UCCP Haran Center.
Ester Dalag, age 64, was on her way home from a medical check-up, worrying about her frail lungs, when she found the house she rented at Baraico Purok 2 Bankerohan Riverside was among the houses burned down Wednesday morning.
A group of Lumad leaders “strongly condemned” the motion of the Regional Peace and Order Council 11 seeking to close down the United Church of Christ of the Philippines (UCCP)’s Haran compound.
Fire broke out in an urban community near the Bankerohan Public Market on Wednesday morning razing 60 houses.
Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that inflation rate in Davao Region rose to two percent in December 2019 from 0.7 percent in November the same year.
A former party-list representative and peace advocate has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to proceed with the resumption of the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) after the 15-day reciprocal unilateral ceasefire agreement between the government troops and communist rebels ended on Tuesday night(Jan.7).
The new round of wage increase for government employees practically puts down the teachers in the lowest salaried rung among government employees.
Bayan Muna Party-list reiterated its call to scrap the “regressive provisions” of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) as the third tranche of additional excise taxes will be implemented this 2020.
