A farmer who was accused of being a New People’s Army member was allegedly beaten to death by the military on May 4 at Barangay Kalapaton, Kitaotao, Bukidnon.
The World Day against Child Labor was launched Wednesday at a mall here with the theme, “No to Child Labor, Yes to Quality Education”.
Jhonward, 16, and Mae, 22, are both new graduates who work at a burger joint here.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will commemorate World Day on June 10 focusing on its advocacy against child labor.
“We have been waiting all our lives for the government to build a school in our communities, but why now that we are able to build schools with our own perseverance, they want to close it?”, said Datu Kailo Bantulan in a press conference Monday.
The recent moves to close several schools of an indigenous people’s organization in Davao del Norte serve the insurgency campaign of the Army, said school administrators.
Members of an indigenous people’s group here said they reclaimed their homes early this month, more than a year after they were forced to leave by members of a religious sect.
After almost two months delay, the recognition rites of Mindanao Interfaith Services Inc. (Misfi) Academy based in Kapalong, Davao del Norte was held here on Monday.
A Barangay Kagawad (councilor) who heads the peace and order committee in Casoon, Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province is facing charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives after he was allegedly arrested illegaly.
Cousins Jenky and Jomar Malibato are eager to finish school and become teachers to help their community. Both of them are Grade 5 students at the Mindanao Interfaith Services Foundation Inc. (Misfi) Academy.
