Long-time farmers living in the University of the Philippines Mindanao campus now face total eviction with the imminent construction of an P8-billion sports complex in their area.
Education officials, faculty and staff and other volunteer groups from Maniki Central Elementary School in Kapalong town and Sto. Tomas Central Elementary School at Sto. Tomas town made a massive makeover of their schools in time for the Palarong Pambansa 2015.
What could be more inspiring to see young Ata-Manobo children from Talaingod, Davao del Norte appearing with the country’s two of the most successful athletes— Eric Buhain and Elma Muros-Posadas, and football star Yannick Tuason in video material touted as “star-studded” promoting Palarong Pambansa 2015.
Sardines might be better off than stranded overseas Filipino workers in a villa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he would not allow deportation for foreign nationals involved in crime in the city. This after four suspects, including an Indian-national, were arrested for abducting another Indian-national here.
The Army is the one to blame for arming tribal militias, one of whom killed a businessman and his wife in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, a tribal organization said.
Growers and farmers of Japanese-owned banana plantation in Compostela Valley protested the piece rate system which reportedly cut workers and growers wages by more than half.
The military offensives against the breakaway Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Maguindanao had not stopped even after the Army announced to end it on March 30, a Moro group said.
An alleged leader of communist guerillas was arrested Monday by a joint police and Army operation in a checkpoint in Sirawan, Toril this city.
Thirteen civilians, including minors and members of a local indigenous people’s organization, were reportedly arrested in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon on Sunday and presented to media as captured rebels by the armed forces, a local indigenous peoples’ group said.
