Now that Martial Law has been extended until the end of the year, the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights, an office that is mandated to monitor the human rights condition in the country, is facing a challenge.
The rise of prostitution among teenagers because of human trafficking is one of the major concerns in the whole region, a regional prosecutor said.
A police official here claims that President Rodrigo Duterte's pronouncement of "bombing the Lumad schools" in Mindanao was merely an exaggeration, and should not be taken literally.
To address the indigenous people’s lack of access to education, President Rodrigo Duterte should build more schools rather than threatening to bomb educational facilities in Mindanao’s tribal communities, a tribal leader said on Wednesday.
An environmental group condemned two separate incidents of harassment against activists believed to be committed by military agents.