Just right at the entrance of the Expo City in Dubai where the 28th Conference of the Parties was held were climate activists and members of the civil society organizations calling for the phaseout of fossil fuel and demanding immediate climate action.
Modernization is not bad and it could be good in order to improve everyone’s quality of life. However, this should be done conforming to the financial capabilities of everyone, not to only a few, which is not being considered.
The pro-Duterte blog MindaVote posted on December 15 that Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte has the highest trust rating among public officials in the latest survey by the consultancy group Publicus Asia.
Engaging in conversations with seafarers has deepened my understanding of the profound sacrifices they make for their families and our country.
Two fire incidents razed a total of 21 houses and 14 establishments during the course of the New Year’s celebration in Davao City.
It’s a sad New Year’s Day for 350 families in Barangay Leon Garcia, Agdao, a community also known as Gotamco, who lost their homes to a fire past midnight of December 27.
Wednesday’s transport strike led by Transmision-Piston paralyzed around 70 to 99% of the jeepney routes in Davao City as they oppose the impending Davao Bus System that will displace the old kings of the road.
This has been a regular sight every Christmas Day in the past years, as the Dutertes, who have dominated local and now national politics, provide a Pahalipay sa Pasko drive where they provide food items, grocery checks, and food packs for people who visit their old home.
Nine members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were reportedly killed in a military encounter in Malaybalay, Bukidnon on the early morning of Christmas December 25, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said.
This Wednesday, December 27, most of the 6,000 jeepney drivers will join the transport strike to oppose the phaseout of jeepneys.