Tribal groups expressed concern over the fresh warning of a military-formed tribal armed unit that it was declaring a pangayaw, or tribal war, against the New People’s Army.
Dubbed as the successor of the extremist group Al-Qaeda, the growing threat of armed operations of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) across the troubled Middle East has drawn mixed reactions from Catholics and Muslims elsewhere.
A Manila-based organization urging reform in the country’s tax system has brought its campaign online to press amendment to what it called archaic tax law which it claimed to “overtax” middle class workers.
The business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry here is expected to generate some 37,000 jobs in Davao City in the next two years. But while industry leaders here admit to difficulty in meeting this demand, some sectors want more protection of workers’ rights.
Leaders and members of various religious denominations across the country have expressed support to a proposed bill aimed at “abolishing the pork barrel system” through a people’s initiative.
The wife of Davao City police director Vicente Danao has sought the help of militant women partylist Gabriela in her battle against spousal abuse.
Human rights group Karapatan lambasted a military general for “sowing Palparan-style terror” in Kapalong town.
“Hogwash” was how Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte described plans by the administration to tinker with the Constitution to extend President Benigno Aquino III’s term of office.
Genasque Enriquez, a tribal activist leader and Katribu Partylist National Vice Chairperson, was freed Saturday morning after posting bail on three frustrated murder charges before the Regional Trial Court Branch 29 in Surigao City.
The National Democratic Front alleged that a recent government air strike has “killed three civilian T’bolis, including one woman.”
