A bill allowing a four-day work week but increasing the number of normal work hours per day was opposed by a labor union viewing it as “plainly pro-business and pro-capitalist.”
After Mayor Oscar Moreno barely secured a Writ of Preliminary Injunction (WPI) from the six corruption cases filed against him over an equipment rental from 2007-2012 when he was still the governor of Misamis Oriental, the local chief executive found himself in a legal battle once again when the Ombudsman issued another dismissal order for him.
Kristel Tejada was forced to file a leave of absence from the University of the Philippines in Manila after she failed to pay tuition on time. Out of despair, she committed suicide on March 15, 2013. She was 16.
A human rights group questioned the “very good” rating received by the Duterte administration on human rights protection in the recent Social Weather Station survey despite the President’s abysmal human rights records.
President Rodrigo Duterte bared a boiling tension in a Maguindanao town for opting to extend Martial Law than lifting it.
Government troops captured two communist rebels following a pursuit operations in Kidapawan City on Friday, Sept. 1
President Rodrigo Duterte said while he is leaving the decision the military on how to run after terror groups in Marawi, bombing mosques in the city is an act they must avoid.
Dennis Larida cries after offering flowers and candles to the memorial marker of the Roxas Night Market blast. His wife Melanie and 12-year old son Deniel Josh were among the victims of the September 2 bombing. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
One hundred days after the fighting between Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-inspired militants and government forces, portions of Marawi City are already beyond recognition.
Over 2,500 Lumads, Moro people and other sectors from various parts of the country now converge in Metro Manila for this year’s Lakbayan of National Minorities for Self Determination, Justice and Peace. Lakbayan will last until September 21.
Almost half of them come from Mindanao. Other support groups from the peasant and religious sectors join the Lakbayan.
