Bato dela Rosa to critics: all you do is criticize
Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa told his critics: "You be the police, let's see how far you can go."
Presidential ?Peace ?Adviser?, ?Sec. Jesus Dureza, ?tells a press conference at Apo View Hotel, Davao City ?government is in constant contact with ?Moro National Liberation Front ?Chairman Nur Misuari, ?but only through emissaries owing to the rebellion charges filed against him in the court. The administration of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is talking to different Moro revolutionary organizations to get a consensus of a peace settlement acceptable to all the constituents in the Bangsamoro homeland in Mindanao. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)
?G?ov’t working on the release of NDF consultants – OPAPP Secretary
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza said that the government is working on the release of the first batch of detained peace consultants of the National Democratic Front who will participate in the peace negotiations.
Night market venders down by 50%
From almost 700 venders, the city will only be allowing at least 353 venders of food and non-food items in the night market along Roxas Avenue here.
Engr. Alexis F. Balicod of the Mindanao Association of Mining Engineers (MAEM) Inc. says that they should have been invited at the Mindanao environment summit recently held at the Ateneo de Davao University on Friday, August 5, so that they could show that "the big scale miners are the responsible miners." (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Large-scale miners: We are responsible miners
As the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ?is still ?busy evaluating the mining companies in the Philippines, pro-mining groups insisted that the Mindanao mining companies abide and do responsible mining and they are open for talks with DENR.
Militant lawmakers oppose Marcos’ hero’s burial
Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc expressed their opposition to the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., at the Libingan ng mga Bayani as President Rodrigo Duterte gave the go signal for the preparations for the hero's burial for Marcos.