The City Health Office revealed that the cause of death of the 3-year-old boy who died here last was severe bleeding and head injuries.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she is both heartbroken and furious over the death of a 3-year-old boy allegedly beaten by his stepfather in Matina Pangi, on Wednesday, August 24.
Indigenous People’s education advocates, on Thursday, August 25 sought help from the regional office of the Department of Education to prove the innocence of the arrested Lumad school teacher.
Instead of a festive celebration of the Indigenous People’s month, the Lumads commemorated IP month with a protest putting up a camp at the Rizal Park here coinciding with the resumption of the formal talks between the government and the National Democratic Front on Monday, August 22.
As the formal talks between the government and the National Democratic Front continue on its second day on Tuesday, August 23 members of the PASAKA Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Southern Mindanao called for the abolition of the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) because of the agency’s inaction to address extrajudicial killings and displacement of Lumad due to militarization.
An estimate of 5,000 indigenous people’s from four provinces in Region 12 gathered at the Rizal Park here Monday, August 22 to protest the continuing injustices towards the Lumads including the issue of environmental destruction.
During the celebration of the 31st Kadayawan festival, a group opposing the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani gathered to honor the Lumads and Moro who were slain during Martial Law.
A 64-year old teacher of the Salugpungan Schools in Mindanao was arrested by alleged members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Lahug, Cebu City on Friday noon, August 19.
The Department of Labor and Employment, through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, has formally opened the One-Stop Service Center for OFWs or the OSSCO to streamline government services that cater to the needs of OFWs on Monday, August 15.
An interior village in Monkayo, Compostela Valley, expressed fear over operation of the Army’s 25th Infantry Battalion in the community, following alleged targeting of its residents in anti-Communist patrols.
