Two militant lawmakers hit out the joint circular issued by the Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit, and Department of Budget and Management, saying that it allows labor contractualization instead of ending it in the public sector.
A protesting Lumad student found another battle to face as she filed charges against a suspected member of the intelligence community for acts of lasciviousness.
An environmental group expressed concern on the move of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu to decentralize the processing of Environmental Compliance Certificate to the agency’s regional offices.
Now that Davao City Archbishop Romulo Valles is elected as the new president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, the CBCP is urged to support Mindanawons as government officials mull the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao.
Malacañang distanced itself from House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’ views to extend the ongoing military rule in Mindanao after he reportedly said he would seek legislative support from his colleagues in Congress.
The Philippine government has granted Presidential pardon to 10 political prisoners last week, bringing to 49 the total number of political detainees released under the Duterte administration.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said ISIS-linked Maute group are utilizing children and minors to fight government ground forces as the Marawi crisis now enters on its seventh week.
More than a hundred Lumad students and teachers from the provinces of Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley set up makeshift tents in front of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Panacan, Davao City to call on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop Martial Law. (More…) (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Thirteen-year-olds Angelica and Lady Jean are Grade 7 students of Salugpungan Ta Tanu Igkanugon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTILCLCI) in Spur Dos, Monkayo town in Compostela Valley Province.
Both international and local investors remain bullish on the high potential of Davao and Mindanao.