Migrants rights’ advocates here condemned the alleged harrasment of their members and organizers after one of their houses was ransacked.
An official of the Davao City Council wants to investigate if there was a protocol breach during the operation to allegedly rescue the indigenous people who sought sanctuary inside a church compound here last week.
The City Council committees on transportation and communication and government-owned properties have new chairpersons.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is not too impressed with the last State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III on Monday.
Days after policemen raided a church compound here, indigenous peoples organizations held their own version of State of the Nation Address inside the Haran Mission Center compound on Sunday.
A total of eight members of the Army and three members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in separate encounters in Mindanao days before the State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) expects President Benigno Simeon Aquino to reiterate his support for an “undiluted” version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in his last State of the Nation Address Monday.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said that he was trying to educate North Cotabato Representative Nancy Catamco when he told her that someone should talk to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in order to resolve the issue of the indigenous people (IP) evacuees in the Haran Mission Center compound.
The United Church of Christ in the Philippines criticized a police assault on its compound here on Friday and described it as “disrespectful” of the sanctity of the Church.
Residents in the northwestern and northern villages of the city are advised to store water as the Davao City Water District scheduled water service interruptions starting Friday night until Sunday.
