Wife claims farmer commits suicide hours before military ‘interview’
A farmer's wife said her husband in Montevista town, Compostela Valley province committed suicide hours before his "scheduled interview" with military troops on Tuesday, June 8.
HRW: Philippines’ displaced children barred from school
Hundreds of Filipino children were barred from attending class when schools opened this week.
The members of the negotiating panel from the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front pose for a group picture after the successful preliminary talks in Oslo, Norway from June 14-15, 2016. (Photo from Facebook page of incoming Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao )
GPH-NDF formal talks to resume in July
The formal peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will resume in the third week of July in Oslo, Norway, officials announced.
Local farmers unite to combat La Niña
Following the onslaught of El Niño, farmers from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao unite to combat La Niña.
INEFFICIENT. A protester hold a placard in front of the Commission on Human Rights Region XI office in Davao City to criticize the inefficiency of the agency in resolving the killings of three civilians in Paquibato district a year ago. Three civilians were killed on June 14, 2015 after members of the Army fired at a house where they said they were about to serve warrants of arrest for alleged NPA members. (Ace R.Morandante/davaotoday.com)
In Davao region: 7 killed, 17 illegally arrested weeks before Aquino’s term ends
Human rights advocates of Karapatan Southern Mindanao (SMR) group protested in front of the office of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) XI to express their dismay with the continuing human rights violations in Davao region.