President-elect Rodrigo Duterte blamed the lack of law enforement authorities during a concert in Pasay City last week which killed five concertgoers.
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The National Democratic Front Mindanao issued its immediate and long-term challenges for presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte, including their demand to stop militarization in the island, where thousands of government troops are deployed to quell Communist and Moro revolutionary groups.
Even during the campaign period, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has been consistent with his stance on allowing the burial of former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) believing that this will unite the divided nation.
Environmental group, Interface Development Interventions, Inc., has called on the presumptive President, Rodrigo Duterte to amend the national water code and give more leeway to the local government units in assessing and monitoring their water resources.
Migrant workers urged the incoming president, Rodrigo Duterte to create a special task force for the repatriation of undocumented overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia.
A veteran government negotiator who is eyed to head the government peace panel believes that the peace talks with the National Democratic Front should have no timelines and deadlines.
The negotiator of the National Democratic Front, in an interview with Davao Today on Wednesday night, May 18 gave three reasons how presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte differed from the past Philippine Presidents that they have engaged.
The emissary of the National Democratic Front said there is a possibility of an accelerated peace negotiations between the NDF and the government under President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan – Southern Mindanao (Bayan-SMR) warned the incoming Duterte administration of the perils of appointing a “notorious human rights violator” as head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, saying it would jeopardize efforts of addressing armed conflict.
The founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines said they are seriously considering the offer of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte of the four Cabinet posts for the CPP and will see to it that they will recommend the best possible appointees.
