The proposal by the Constitutional Commission (Con-Com) to include “lawless violence” as a basis for the declaration of martial law poses a great danger as it may result to the curbing of the basic rights of Filipinos, a human rights group disclosed.
National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison invited President Rodrigo Duterte to a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam to resume the peace negotiations.
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in region 11 said the selected Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) lacks the mandatory genealogical qualification and cannot be installed into office.
Communist Party of the Philippines founding chairperson Jose Maria Sison shrugged off President Rodrigo Duterte's threat to kill him if peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) fail.
The newly-rehabilitated and widened Davao River Bridge is now open to the public and is expected to ease the traffic congestion in the city.