The 3,000 strong Lumad and Moro leaders alliance called Sandugo demanded for the abolition of the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples for its failure to address the issues of the national minorities.
A group that opposed the burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) lauded Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s position that it would “respect the Supreme Court’s decision.”
Philippine movie actor Robin Padilla said it is high time that both Lumad and Moro people should rule over their ancestral land.
Saying the traffic woes here are no different in Metro Manila, a city councilor urged the city’s inclusion in the transportation infrastructure plan to be implemented through emergency powers by the Duterte administration.
Passengers of Philippine Airlines complained on Sunday about the way it handled the situation when 50 international and domestic flights were cancelled due to typhoon Karen.