Environmental group Panalipdan said government soldiers in Compostela Valley province arrested their member John Claudio Maniquez, 21, a resident of Sitio Sirangan, Barangay Kingking, Pantukan on Monday evening, September 19.
In a statement on Monday, September 19, the NUJP said the attacks against freelance journalist Gretchen Malalad and Al-Jazeera correspondent Jamela Alindogan-Caudron "have gone beyond legitimate criticism of their professional output to outright threats on their persons."
Dennis Larida lost his wife and their only son at the Davao night market bombing on September 2, 2016.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, September 18, asked for another six months extension to end crime and illegal drugs.
A teachers' group said the government should not only hire more teachers but also address the shortage of classrooms and congested public schools.