It will be a merry Christmas, indeed, for the families of the eight prisoners-of-war (POWs) who were captured by the New Peoples’ Army (NPA) from August to December this year as the National Democratic Front of the Philippines ordered their immediate release.
The New People’s Army’s Northern Central Mindanao Command is paving the way for the release of two soldiers they held captive since August this year amidst separate ceasefire declarations of the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines.
Family members appealed to New People’s Army guerrillas to release two Army men they captured on December 2 and held as prisoners-of-war (POW).
The passage of a bill mandating the registration of mobile phones’ pre-paid Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card has earned criticisms both from mobile users and sellers, saying it is unpractical and may violate end users’ basic rights such as the right to communicate and the right of confidentiality.
A German corporation pledged a total budget of P1,268,000.00 to facilitate researches and activities for the Davao City’s marine protected areas (MPA).
Councilor Joselle D. Villafuerte, Chairman of the Committee on Health announced that the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was on mandatory quarantine from ebola in the isolation unit of the SPMC will be discharged.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group detained Jordan Reyes Donillo, to whom the military claimed as a New People’s Army commander, who was nabbed Sunday afternoon in a checkpoint at Brgy. Magnaga, Pantukan, Compostela Valley.
Affording services to victims of trafficking for their recovery and reintegration into the society remains unfulfilled by government agencies a group said, Friday.
Multi-sectoral leaders here called on government to open its doors and “be sincere” in pursuing peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front (NDF).
Armed followers of a Moro revolutionary faction were able to penetrate this week into a major military camp in Maguindanao and reportedly confiscated some small weapons from government soldiers, the group said.
