Petitioners against the Sasa port modernization project accused the government of increasing from P4 billion to a “graft-labelled” budget of P18 billion to raise election funds.
The Davao Light and Power Company is short of 105 megawatts or an equivalent of five hours of power interruption because of the ongoing drought.
The Philippine police may have used unnecessary lethal force in breaking up a demonstration by farmers in Kidapawan City on April 1, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today.
The minute when Arnel Takyawan was able to walk with crutches, the police transferred him immediately to the City Hall gymnasium from a nearby private hospital, five days after he was shot at the ankle during the police dispersal against drought-stricken farmers last week.
Vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos was heckled during his opening statement at the Vice Presidential debate on Sunday, April 10.