An 11-year old boy died after by government troops fired shots in a village at Toril, Davao City on Friday, April 6.
Around 4:00 pm on Tuesday, troops outside the Spottswood Methodist Center withdrew and left the protesting farmers and progressive groups which sought refuge at the Church compound after a bloody dispersal last week.
The local government here is preparing to allocate at least P31.5 million to purchase 15,000 sacks of rice that will be donated to farmers affected by the continued drought in Cotabato province.
A progressive lawmaker on Tuesday has asked the House of Representatives to investigate the violent and bloody dispersal of starving farmers in Kidapawan City last April 1.
The former wife of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte launched on Tuesday, April 5, threw her own version of support for the presidential aspirant, and is seen to be a “bittersweet” reunion for the separated couple.
The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) has expressed sympathy to the drought-stricken farmers in Kidapawan who experienced police brutality after the provincial government of North Cotabato did not heed their demand of rice subsidy.
A group of human rights lawyers blasted North Cotabato governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza for being an “aristocratic mata pobre” after the bloody and brutal dispersal of protesting farmers in drought-stricken Kidapawan City.
Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista issued a “Notice of Violation” to the Spottswood Methodist Center in a letter dated April 1, directing the church to explain why their business permit should not be revoked.
The Davao Light and Power Co. announced on Tuesday, April 5 that it will implement two sets of 15-minute switching power interruptions on April 6 and 7 to facilitate the National Grid Corporations of the Philippines’ Preventive Maintenance Shutdown (PMS) of its Davao Substation.
As one of the poorest basic sectors in the country, Poe said that she would also push for the increase of the fisher folks’ membership in the National Health Insurance Program and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities with the help of local government units and the private sector.
