At least nine people have already died in the aftermath of the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that rocked the province of Davao del Sur and other areas in Mindanao on December 15, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
On December 19, the day set by the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 for the promulgation of its much-awaited verdict on the Ampatuan massacre, it will be 10 years and 25 days since the killings occurred in Maguindanao on November 23, 2009.
An environment group urges consumers to avoid buying what they label “misbranded (and) hazardous toys” for their children in the Christmas season.
A Moro group has sounded alarm on the planned establishment of a military installation in Marawi City.
Authorities confirmed four people were killed while others remain missing in the recent Magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit Davao region on Sunday afternoon.
Militant youth group Anakbayan on Friday posed yet another challenge to government officials – this time to President Rodrigo Duterte and his economic managers: Try living on P71 budget in a day .
A Manobo community in Santa Filomena, Quezon, Bukidnon fled their village last week after the military were coercing and threatening villagers to admit to being supporters of the New People’s Army, a claim denied by the 88th Infantry Battalion.
A report from an environmental group noted 46 community defenders are victims of political killings this year, which is 53% more than last year’s report.
The imposition of Martial Law in Mindanao has not affected the commercial activities in the island, specifically Northern Mindanao, a Department of Trade and Industry-10 (DTI-10) official said Thursday (Dec. 12).
A radio station was burned down in Mawab, Davao de Oro last Wednesday night, December 11, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) reported.
