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.
As public and private schools here gear up for the enrollment next week as the formal opening of classes is slated on June 1, a private community school located in Sitio Muling, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte is not sure if they will hold classes for the students.
Nobody has seen Manobo activist John Calaba since he entered the compound of a logging and mining firm in Sultan Kudarat on April 30.
Members of children’s rights organizations were allegedly harassed by state forces on Thursday night, a national alliance of children’s rights groups said.
Coinciding with the Mother’s Day celebration on Sunday, women’s rights activists launched an online petition calling for the immediate release of women political prisoners in the Philippines.
Human trafficking victims like Mary Jane Veloso, who is still on death row in Indonesia, should not be blamed for their condition, said an international group.
“We had no choice but to fight back since the company was making us work like carabaos.”
