This rock formation that resembles a small island is found in Cape San Agustin in Governor Generoso town, Davao Oriental which faces the Celebes Sea. Cape San Agustin lies at the tip of the southeastern part of Mindanao. (Zea Io Ming c. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
The Army denied the human rights group’s report that government troops were involved in the shooting incident of a farmer’s family in Mabini town Compostela Valley Province last Thursday.
This photo taken on Sunday, July 16 shows the famous Parola (lighthouse) in Governor Generos town in Davao Oriental which was built in 1938. The place is frequently visited by tourists who want to get a panoramic view of the Celebes Sea. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
A 52-year-old woman farmer was killed and at least four others were wounded after a strafing incident in Mabini town, Compostela Valley on Thursday, July 13.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines reiterated its position that the most conducive environment for the peace negotiations with the government will be provided by discussing social and economic reforms. The NDFP also reiterated its call for the release of political prisoner.
The New People’s Army owned up to the arrest of a police officer in Davao Oriental saying they are investigating him for possible war crimes amid the implementation of Martial Law in Mindanao.
Joniver Abo is already 21 years old, but he is determined to finish his high school education and hopes to become a teacher someday.
A partylist lawmaker said the latest mishap of troops who died in a friendly fire in Marawi City on Wednesday noon is proof that government’s air strike operations could also be killing civilians.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines discovered some four to six individuals on Wednesday, July 12 in a place which the troops believed to be an “execution site” used by the Islamic State-linked Maute group in Marawi City.
An official of the Lanao del Sur Provincial Crisis Committee who is directly monitoring the situation of affected residents after the siege in Marawi City is appealing to the national government to extend more help to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced individuals.
