At least 1,000 Moro and Indigenous peoples braved the water cannons of the military during a protest rally in front of the Armed Forces of the Philippines national headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo here Tuesday.
Businessmen here strongly opposed the P163 across the board wage increase proposed by a labor union’s group.
Why would a wealthy country that is 9,977 kilometers away interested in finding peace for a poor country like the Philippines?
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina “Gina” Lopez visited today the wake of Jimmy Saipan, a farmer and anti-mining activist, who was gunned down by unknown assailants last Oct. 10 at Barangay New Visayas in Montevista town, Compostela Valley.
Leaders and representatives of 3,000 Lumad and Moro groups from all over the country formed a national alliance called "Sandugo: Kilusan ng Moro at Katutubong Mamamayan para sa Sariling Pagpapasya" (Alliance of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self Determination) at the GT-Toyota Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman last Saturday.