Low water levels of Lake Lanao and Agus and Pulangi dams continue to drop, causing lower power supply in Mindanao areas.
A Datu (tribal leader) of Manobos from Talaingod, Davao del Norte met with with a United Nations official on Monday in Quezon City to discuss how the alleged human rights abuses forced them to leave their communities.
Lawmakers from a women's partylist group want higher fines and strict monitoring of toxic dumping in the country through a legislative measure.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has advised a further reduction of the power supply in Mindanao from yesterday's 60 MW to 130 MW on Tuesday.
Indigenous peoples’ group Kusog saKatawha ng Lumad sa Mindanao (Kalumara n) continued its advocacy to defend and uphold the rights of the lumads, particularly the children, who have been long victim of abuses brought about by militarization in tribal areas.