Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) Bishop Felixberto Calang has questioned the way more than a dozen individuals were arrested by law enforcers in General Santos City on Wednesday night.
For the militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno, the P1 fare hike recently approved by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will not provide direct benefit to the workers in the transport sector.
As the inflation rate hit at 5.2 percent last month, a member of Makabayan ?b?loc in the House of Representatives said the number may increase before the end of ?the year ?due to the continuing implementation of the regressive TRAIN or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law.
Northern Mindanao’s crime incidence went down significantly in a span of six months this year, the Philippine? National Police-10 (PNP-10) said.
Detained church workers and rights activists were released ?on bail after ?their ?arrest on the evening of July 4? in General Santos City ?while holding an organizational consultation on peasant and ?tribal issues?.