President Rodrigo Duterte gave a stern warning to mining companies that they will have to take responsibility to rehabilitate mining areas they destroyed or he will put an end to mining.
Highlighting the role of Philippine arts and culture in the country’s development, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has put up a promotional program to fit the framework of the Philippine Development Plan: AmBisyon Natin.
President Rodrigo Duterte said he dreams of having permanent and lasting peace before his term ends during his first State of the Nation Address last year.
Thousands of individuals belonging to various militant groups in Northern Mindanao were held in police and military checkpoints along the national highway going to Iligan City to attend a protest action there in time for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the National Address (Sona) Monday afternoon.
Progressive youth activists insisted that the youth are entitled to an array of rights, including the right to free and quality education.
State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte delivered at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 24, 2017.
Bystanders look at the cardboard coffins lined with the names and portraits of victims of extrajudicial killings in Southern Mindanao Region displayed along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the day of President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2nd State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. (More…) (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
When the battle between government troops and extremists in Marawi City erupted two months ago, 33 year-old Rosemina Mocsana, a mother of two children aged 11 and 12, evacuated with her family walking an estimate of four kilometers from the Mindanao State University-Marawi City compound going to Saguiaran town in Lanao del Norte to flee from the conflict area. They left their place at 8:00 am and arrive in Saguiaran at 3:00 pm. They had to pause every now and then to let their mother, who was suffering arthritis, rest.
The Presidential News Desk issued a statement on the preparations for the President’s SONA and we have listed five of the things to share with you.
The city government of Tagum was conferred with the Seal of Child-friendly Local Governance Award because of its initiatives advocating children’s welfare and rights, a statement from the City’s Information Office said Sunday.
