The peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) demanded swift delivery of “justice” to the farmers who were killed by anti-riot police after a brutal dispersal of protesting farmers in Kidapawan City.
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) assured ?reporters attending its enhancement training for energy journalists that they will be more transparent on updating the consumers on the electricity price.
Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called on officials of the police to immediately release farmers who were arrested after a violent dispersal of a protest rally in Kidapawan, North Cotabato last Friday, April 1.
Presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte insisted that the Spratly Islands belong to the Philippines but the Davao City mayor reiterated that the country is not prepared to go to war with China.
A senate official pinned the blame on government inaction to curb the effects of El Niño as the reason why hungry farmers barricaded Kidapawan City last week.