It will be a merry Christmas, indeed, for the families of the eight prisoners-of-war (POWs) who were captured by the New Peoples' Army (NPA) from August to December this year as the National Democratic Front of the Philippines ordered their immediate release.
The New People's Army's Northern Central Mindanao Command is paving the way for the release of two soldiers they held captive since August this year amidst separate ceasefire declarations of the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines.
Family members appealed to New People's Army guerrillas to release two Army men they captured on December 2 and held as prisoners-of-war (POW).
The passage of a bill mandating the registration of mobile phones’ pre-paid Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card has earned criticisms both from mobile users and sellers, saying it is unpractical and may violate end users’ basic rights such as the right to communicate and the right of confidentiality.
A German corporation pledged a total budget of P1,268,000.00 to facilitate researches and activities for the Davao City's marine protected areas (MPA).