THE STATE OF MEDIA FREEDOM in the Philippines under the Duterte Administration remains a tragic story as new and more cases of attacks and threats continue, with marked uptick for certain incidents.
City council passed this Tuesday a resolution allowing the local government of Davao to hand over P7.8 million in financial assistance to typhoon-stricken areas in Luzon and the Visayas.
Local church leaders have expressed their optimism that the planned revival of the peace negotiations will continue for good this time following the announcement of President Duterte that he wants to revive the talks with the Communist rebels.
The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) says the business sector still divided on the matter of Martial Law in Mindanao that will expire at the end of the year.
Human rights group Karapatan welcomes the move of Pres. Duterte to revive the peace talks between his government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
The 17th Council of the Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved the Supplemental Budget 2 (SB2) for 2019 and another budget for Service Recognition Incentive (SRI) to government employees for fiscal year 2019.
Close to 400 Marawi residents have filed a class suit against government officials for being prevented from returning to the city more than two months after Pres. Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi to be “liberated” from armed extremists.
National Democratic Front of the Philippine (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said that they are still open to resume the peace negotiations with the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The country’s poor ranking in the recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) only validates the school problems that teachers have been raising.
Human rights advocates are alarmed at the military’s push for the passage of amendments to the Human Security Act (HSA) in exchange of the lifting of martial law in Mindanao.
