The National Democratic Front of the Philippines sees that achieving an agreement on social and economic reforms will be a “major achievement” for both the NDF and the government.
A local movement opposed to the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. lauded the Supreme Court declaring a status quo for 20 days, pending the hearing of six petitions filed against the plan to bury the late strongman at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The 20-day period covers calendar days from Tuesday, August 23 to September 11.
Sama Badjao women with their children sit along C.M. Recto street in Davao City to ask for alms from passersby during the floral float parade on Sunday, August 21, 2016. The Sama Badjao is one of the 11 tribes in the city for whom the Kadayawan celebration is dedicated, however, their plight has yet to be addressed by the government. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Both negotiating panels of the Government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front expressed optimism on the resumption of the formal talks which opened on Monday, August 22, in Oslo, Norway.
The New People’s Army released another video of Police Chief Inspector Arnold Ongachen who was held captive by the communist rebels for almost three months now.