Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang on Tuesday said that the request of the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) to investigate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s possible role in summary executions here is a “political ploy”.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte signed Thursday an executive order to create a technical working group to help in the selection process of an indigenous people’s mandatory representative to the City Council.
The Comission on Elections will conduct a special registration inside the main camp and seat of power of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which Malacanang hopes to strike a comprehensive political settlement.
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has been blamed for the failure of the Kagan tribe to present an acceptable representative to the City Council, an NCIP executive said.
The Commission on Elections said it is still unclear when the Sangguniang Kabataan election will push through.