The extrajudicial killings in the Philippines was done in the course of US-driven counterinsurgency programs.
The name of lawyer Ramon Edison C. Batacan has surfaced lately as one of the potential candidates to head DENR
Gina Lopez was unfit to be the head of Department of Environment and Natural Resources because she was “adamant in defending her illegal action,” Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement on Friday.
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines criticized City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, for threating “Radyo ni Juan” broadcaster Dodong Solis.
A staunch Lumad school supporter was how a farmers’ group described Federico Plaza, a Lumad farmer-activist, who was killed by unidentified gunmen in Compostela Valley province earlier this week.
A militant lawmaker on Friday urged Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to order the immediate pullout of military in Compostela Valley province to end the unabated killings targeting lowly Lumad farmers.
A farmer-scientist group on Friday expressed its full support for the confirmation of the two cabinet secretaries bypassed by the Commission on Appointments.
Several organizations expressed dismay after former Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez failed to get the nod of the Committee on Appointments.
At times close to tears, and with passion in her voice, former Environment and Natural Resources secretary designate Regina Paz Lopez maintained that the Commission on Appeals rejected her appointment based on business interests.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The Regional Council of the National Democratic Front – Southern Mindanao Region announced on Tuesday its…
