Former police chief and now Senator Ronaldo “Bato” dela Rosa proposes to deploy police into universities and campuses following complaints from parents that their children have been recruited to activist groups and have not returned home.
Author Archives: KEN E. CAGULA
Bayan Muna party-list Representative Eufemia Cullamat said members of the Mindanao Indigenous People’s Council of Elders (MIPCEL) and the military will not succeed in their “campaign to vilify Lumad groups” who continue to fight for self-determination and protect their ancestral lands.
The Mindanao Foundation for Medical Disaster Preparedness and Response Incorporated (MFMDPRI) opened its new three-story healthcare facility in Purok Bautista, Barangay Mankilam, this city on Thursday (Aug. 8).
Around 500 workers of the Japanese banana firm Sumitomo Fruits Corporation (Sumifru) awaited outside their plant at Barangay San Jose, Compostela, Compostela Valley province on Tuesday, expecting they will return to work after a year-long struggle for their reinstatement.
A resolution from the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) will be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte requesting for the exemption of the City from martial law.
Rights groups led by Karapatan asked the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals’ ruling dismissing their petition for writs of amparo and habeas data.
Organizers of this year’s 2019 Davao Pride Festival expect around three to four thousand members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community to join the event happening at the People’s Park on Sunday, July 28.
Urban Poor Privilege Cards, a Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) project, is set to be launched in August. The card, to be distributed among identified indigent individuals, will allow cardholders to avail of discounts on some basic goods and services.
After the post-SONA (State of the Nation Address) press briefing, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. told reporters that he will recommend another year of martial law due to “sustained rebellion in the region.”
Teachers were dismayed by “a little bit bigger” pay hike promised by President Rodrigo Duterte.
