Thousands of rubber tappers and small farmers demonstrated in the streets of a town near the provincial capital of North Cotabato on Monday to call on government to intervene in the fall of rubber prices since 2012.
On the second year anniversary of typhoon Pablo (International name Bopha), survivors and support groups claimed that they remained displaced, this time by what they claimed was an insensitive relocation program of the government.
Energy developer, Aboitiz Power Corporation’s plan to put up a geothermal power plant in the city may lead to power rate increase, an environment advocate said on Wednesday.
The country’s leading steel manufacturing company, Steel Asia Manufacturing Corporation, opened its biggest plant in the Mindanao Island here in Davao City, in its bid to capture the infrastructure and construction boom in the island.
Progressive groups led a hunger strike and noise barrage protest to mark the International Political Prisoners Day.
Contingents of a human rights caravan from Mindanao to Manila, Manilakbayan, is now preparing their legal documents to file a case against the Philippine National Police-Quezon City Police District (PNP-QCPD) officerPolice Superintendent Col. Pedro Sanchez and his subordinates, following a violent dispersal last November 29 that left fifteen injured including two media practitioners.
Southern Mindanao region posted the highest in terms of the number of rights abuses cases, the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) said.
Nathaniel David, 30, appeared in a press conference, Monday to admit that he has the dreaded HIV-AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ) since 2010.
The Mindanao Leaders’ Summit on Federalism held last Monday at the Grand Men Seng Hotel gathered some 100 Mindanao political and sectoral leaders supporting the call for a change to a federal system of government.
A local survey in the city shows that some of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s constituents are not willing to share his leadership style with the rest of the country.
