A leader of peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas was arrested Tuesday morning while facilitating a farmer’s dialogue with land owners in Kapalong, Davao del Norte, a human rights group spokesperson said.
DAVAO CITY -The Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (Amreco) and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) warned that the bulk…
City officials will deliberate this week on what to do with hundreds of trees lining the drainage canal area in Dacudao Avenue which they said is damaging the structure of the canal.
Former Tagum Mayor Rey Uy announced his mayoralty bid in 2016 elections, saying he was alarmed by the escalating crimes in the city.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has nothing more to say but “good luck” to former House Speaker and Davao City Representative Nograles who is charged with a graft case by investigators of the Ombudsman together with other Arroyo allies.
A climate change official warned that authorities here should prepare for a scenario of prolonged drought in the region up to the first quarter of 2015.
A tribal leader from Kapalong, Davao del Norte believed that the recent attempt to kill a peasant organizer may be the “next level” of harassment to force them to give-up their demand of pulling-out Army troops from their communities.
A high-ranking official of state-run University of Southeastern Philippines in Tagum City believes that the proposal to merge it with another Davao del Norte public college would affect its status as one of the top universities in Asia.
Mobile phone users on Friday were quick to bash government for pushing anew a plan to impose tax on text messages, saying the proposal is anti-poor and plainly absurd.
While government expressed optimism that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will bring peace with a new autonomous region for Muslims in Mindanao, a group said the draft lacks its own vision to utilize its own natural resources.
