President Rodrigo Duterte is returning to the Philippines on Monday together with more than 150 distressed overseas Filipino workers who were granted amnesty by the Saudi government.
As peace talks between the government and the communists will focus on free land distribution, a militant farmers group urged Congress to pass a new agrarian reform law.
A Philippine senator said the social reform agenda being proposed by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is feasible and could be funded by the national budget.
The Communist Party of the Philippines called the military operations against a score of Abu Sayyaf members in the tourist province of Bohol an “overkill.”
The New People’s Army said it thwarted military operations launched by the Philippine Army in Marihatag and San Agustin, Surigao del Sur since April 5 until April 10.
A store selling liquefied petroleum gas tanks exploded on Tuesday night, wounding 13 victims, including a three-year old boy and four other minors.
Around 5,000 security, traffic, and quick emergency response personnel will be deployed to secure the city for the duration of the Holy Week.
The government will launch the country’s first state-run Muslim channel any time by June this year.
More than 250 workers of a multinational exporter of cavendish bananas in Pantukan, Compostela Valley launched a labor strike Tuesday to protest the summary dismissal of two of its union officers.
The Filipino farmers may be one step nearer to reaching their dream of having their own lands once an agreement on social and economic reforms is signed within this year between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
