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.
NPA releases video of police chief in Davao Oriental
The New People’s Army on Tuesday night, June 13, released a video of its captive police chief from Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental.
Duterte’s second spokesperson named
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former religious leader and a school owner, Ernesto Abella, as his spokesperson on Monday night, June 13 in Davao City.
Relatives urge speedy release of political detainees
Maria Elena Escandor, whose husband Romeo from Compostela Valley is one of the 72 political prisoners in Southern Mindanao region, is hoping that her husband will soon be reunited with their family after 10 years in jail.