At least 18 dead and 83 others wounded when a bomb went inside a Roman Catholic church in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday morning in what authorities claimed to be the handiwork of Abu Sayyaf.
An official of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has condemned the twin bombings on Sunday in Jolo, Sulu that left 17 persons dead and wounded 57 others.
More than 300 individuals from remote Lumad communities in Surigao del Sur fled from their homes early this week due to the series of aerial bombings and harassments, a local Lumad leader reported.
Human rights group Karapatan on Tuesday demanded justice to all peasants who continue to fell victims of violence and political killings in the country, as the group marked the 32nd year commemoration of the bloody Mendiola Massacre.
The human rights group Karapatan Southern Mindanao slams the Army's 71st Infantry Battalion for parading an abducted human rights worker as a tax collector for the New People's Army.