Environmental group Panalipdan said government soldiers in Compostela Valley province arrested their member John Claudio Maniquez, 21, a resident of Sitio Sirangan, Barangay Kingking, Pantukan on Monday evening, September 19.
In a statement on Monday, September 19, the NUJP said the attacks against freelance journalist Gretchen Malalad and Al-Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan-Caudron "have gone beyond legitimate criticism of their professional output to outright threats on their persons."
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, September 18, asked for another six months extension to end crime and illegal drugs.
The state-owned Davao del Norte State College here will start to operate an extension school in Barangay Sto. Niño in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on September 26 after the Commission on Higher Education XI granted approval to offer Diploma in Agriculture Technology.
A teachers' group said the government should not only hire more teachers but also address the shortage of classrooms and congested public schools.