Human rights group Karapatan warned Wednesday that the proposal to reinstate death penalty in the country will affect human rights defenders, dissenters, and especially political prisoners.
The Police Regional Office in Davao region vowed that rogue policemen will be dealt with accordingly.
The Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army declared on Wednesday morning the termination of its unilateral ceasefire declaration after more than five months.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Tuesday that the Army is now in ‘full swing’ against Abu Sayyaf and other local terrorist groups.
The chief negotiator of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines said as of Tuesday, the interim unilateral ceasefire of the New People’s Army is still in place.
Local telecommunication companies and power utility lines here are urged to comply with the city’s underground cabling plan after the Davao City Council on Tuesday passed on third and final reading a new ordinance that will cover the next phase of implementation for this year’s underground cabling plan.
The Philippine Competition Commission warned cartels that they are under the radar as it claimed to intensify crackdown against monopolies and promote fair competition to small and big businesses in the country.
A city councilor is seeking a dialogue with the quarry operators for their use of heavy equipment on their operations.
A New York-based human rights organization said Tuesday that the United Nations should conduct an international investigation that would look into the killings in the Philippines amid announcement by the government to suspend its anti-illegal drug campaign.
A member of the peace panel said there is a possibility for the government’s release of three remaining detained consultants before it resumes peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in April.
