Multi-sectoral leaders here called on government to open its doors and “be sincere” in pursuing peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front (NDF).
Armed followers of a Moro revolutionary faction were able to penetrate this week into a major military camp in Maguindanao and reportedly confiscated some small weapons from government soldiers, the group said.
Police here filed carnapping charges against an Army sergeant and his companions, including alleged government top crime investigators, after a Pakistani national complained of losing two cars to the carnappers.
A women’s group here said that women in the countrysides are increasingly vulnerable to sexual abuse by state forces occupying their communities.
A teachers’ group on Friday has urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Education (DepEd) to release the public school teachers’ performance-based bonuses before the yuletide break.
An activist who was supposed to join a Human Rights Day rally in Cagayan de Oro City was among those killed in the bomb explosion inside a passenger bus in the central Mindanao province of Bukidnon, on Tuesday.
Victims of human trafficking and their supporters from various barangays in the city signify support to stop human trafficking by signing a unity statement Friday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
The quiet campus town of Maramag, Bukidnon in central Mindanao is now gripped with shock after the bus bombing on Tuesday that claimed ten lives, including five college students, and injuring many other students aboard the bus.
Testing of toys for toxic chemicals takes a lot of time and one of the reasons for this is due to the government’s procurement system, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official here said.
Members of the Adhoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law, together with multisectoral organizations, hold the 28th public hearing and consultation on the House Bill No. 4994 held at the CAP auditorium Thursday. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)
