Human Rights

President Benigno Aquino III’s veto on the Social Security System pension hike bill sent bad quivers for many pensioners here on Thursday.

On the dawn of January 15, farmlands of the family Villavicencio and the Sitio Nursery of Barangay Ngan in Compostela were reported to have been bulldozed by the controversial mining company operating in the area.

An official of the Department of Labor and Employment in the region admitted that they have limitations in monitoring the strict implementation of the three-year old Kasambahay Law, which is meant to protect domestic helpers in the country.

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)'s new city jail warden lamented the congested state of Davao city jail.

Leaders of Compostela Farmers Association (CFA) trooped to the Commission on Human Rights Region XI office here on Monday morning to file their complaints against members of the Army who were "harassing" them.