Drought-stricken farmers in North Cotabato were thankful for the 15,000 sacks of rice given by the Davao City government, but dismayed over the protocol of rice distribution, a spokesperson of a farmers’ group said on Wednesday, May 25.
Eighty one barangays in Davao City were declared under the state of calamity due to the long drought or the El Niño phenomenon that struck their areas and destroyed their crops.
At least 150 traffic personnel will be deployed in the upcoming thanksgiving party of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, June 4 at the Davao Crocodile Park, this city.
More than 3,900 individuals have signed as of today an online petition opposing the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
The National Democratic Front Mindanao issued its immediate and long-term challenges for presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte, including their demand to stop militarization in the island, where thousands of government troops are deployed to quell Communist and Moro revolutionary groups.
Even during the campaign period, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has been consistent with his stance on allowing the burial of former dictator President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery) believing that this will unite the divided nation.
Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte said that he will release political prisoners as part of the resumption of peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
Non-governmental organizations presented their 8-point agenda to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and hoped that the new administration will have environmental priorities.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) vowed to apprehend motorists, including politicians, who replace the permanent license plate with the decorative “DU30” plates just to show their support to the President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.
Environmental group, Interface Development Interventions, Inc., has called on the presumptive President, Rodrigo Duterte to amend the national water code and give more leeway to the local government units in assessing and monitoring their water resources.
