The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking in Davao Region launched on Friday morning a mural painting dubbed as “First Brush” for the campaign against human trafficking.
A city councilor here has ordered a stringent review of the quarry permits in the city after what he described as a “monopoly” of quarry operations.
President Rodrigo Duterte said that the alliance and friendly relations of the Philippines and the United States will remain.
Presidential Decree No.46, signed by former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972, prohibits public officials and employees “whether of the national or local governments, to receive, directly or indirectly, and for private persons to give, or offer to give, any gift, present other valuable thing on any occasion.”
President Rodrigo Duterte said: “Do not focus on the police, just wait for their explanation. Just wait for their version. In the meantime, if you ran out of people to blame, look at me because I was the one who ordered the war against drugs.”
Prof. Kim Gargar, spokesperson of environmental group Panalipdan told the City Council and Mega Harbour Port officials Wednesday that the reclamation project will destroy the marine life ecosystems, not only in the area to be reclaimed, but also the offshore sources where earth may be extracted.
Despite the non-passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Congress early this year, Moro Islamic Liberation Front Peace Implementing Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbal said they still trust the lawmakers. But he appealed to Congress not to fail the Bangsamoro people and called on government officials to fast track the BBL.
Japan-based commodity supplier Farmind Corporation is eyeing to put up banana plantations in conflict areas of Mindanao, a Cabinet official said.
During his meeting before the Filipino community in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Wednesday night, Duterte congratulated Trump in his electoral victory and said: “Mabuhay ka. Pareho tayo nagmumura
The Commission on Elections on Wednesday said that incumbent Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay officials would remain in their positions until 2017.
