The progressive Makabayan bloc in Congress criticized the Aquino administration of hiding allegations of misuse of funds to stop inflationary prices in the market by hyping up on the arrest of opposition senators accused with embezzling legislative funds.
A Hong Kong-based legal rights organization said the Aquino administration failed “to investigate, prosecute and convict” state agents and their accomplices for violating the Anti-Torture Act of 2009, as the country is supposed to join the global observance on
Thursday the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Once in a while, she hears teachers report of students being absent for more than a week. But instead of approving their recommendation to drop absentee students, she asked teachers to check them in their homes.
Murder charges were filed Tuesday afternoon before the City Prosecutor’s Office against a police regional intelligence chief implicated by suspects in the killing of billionaire businessman Richard Lim King who was killed last June 12 in Obrero, this city.
The Department of Agriculture blamed low supply brought about by crop conversion as the main cause in the price hikes in garlic and rice. Militant farmers, however, decried low goverment subsidy and rapid importation as the culprit of the current problems in agriculture.
The Panalipdan (Defend) Southern Mindanao issued a statement urging the local officials especially Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to look “at the perils” of oil palm plantations being eyed by Malaysian and Thailand companies in Paquibato District.
Private school administrators have expressed alarm over the rising number of students transferring to public schools despite the increase of government subsidy for private school education.
“They made us guide them to where the NPA rebels are posting. They did not allow us to refuse,” said Pedro in vernacular. “I asked them if we will be put to danger, they said they are not sure and that would depend on whether the NPAs hit us.”
Journalists welcomed the apology from Davao City police director Vicente Danao for his tirade on three reporters, but they said the city police must do away with its rough treatment on members of the press.
Davao City Police Director Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao, Jr., aired his apology today after reportedly having berated three members of the local media who were following up on leads on the killing of a businessman.
