The Army announced it would pull out from the communities in Barangay Balit, municipality of San Luis, Agusan Del Sur following a dialogue with residents and local officials on Wednesday morning.
Only the removal of President Benigno Aquino III from office would quench the search for justice of the nearly 70 victims of a botched police operations in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, said a Moro human rights group as official investigations point to the accountability of the President and the involvement of the US military.
There has been an improvement in the peace and order situation in Tagum City according to the report of city mayor Allan Rellon during his State of the City Address on Wednesday.
The armed forces conduct of Community Organizing for Peace and Development drove the indigenous peoples away from their community, said a humanitarian mission report.
Tagum City mayor Allan Rellon is facing graft charges filed by bus companies before the Ombudsman.
A lumad leader from Davao presented cases of human rights violations (HRVs) committed by the armed forces during the 2015 preparatory meeting on United Nations mechanisms and procedures relating to Indigenous Peoples (IPs).
The province of Davao del Norte is “98% ready for Palarong Pambansa 2015,” claims Cesar Abalon, the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Schools Sports Events and Activities Unit Head.
The New People’s Army in Bukidnon launched five military actions in a span of three days, offensives which they say, are meant to support the Moro people.
Residents in this city want Mayor Allan Rellon to improve the city’s peace and order situation, in a random interview conducted by Davao Today, two days ahead of his slated State of the City Address (Soca) on Wednesday (March 18).
The local government here has currently no breath analyzer, a device which is used to determine violators of anti-drunk driving law.
