Read more about the article Militant farmers group rejects Castriciones’ bid as DAR chief
The Commission on Appointments (CA) bypassed Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones in its session last March 23. (Photo from DAR's Facebook page)

Militant farmers group rejects Castriciones’ bid as DAR chief

The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said it will not support the current bid of Atty. John Castriciones as secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

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Read more about the article Group demands release of list of children vaccinated with Dengvaxia
Photo courtesy of Coalition for People’s Right to Health (CPRH)

Group demands release of list of children vaccinated with Dengvaxia

The children advocacy group Salinlahi on Tuesday hit the Department of Health (DOH) for its refusal to release into public the list of names of children who were vaccinated with Dengvaxia from 2016 until 2017.

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Read more about the article Martial Law in Mindanao spawns atmosphere of fear, intimidation – NDFP
TAKE OVER. More strongholds of ISIS-linked Maute Group were overran by government ground forces on Monday. Joint Task Force Marawi commander Brig. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista said it will just be a matter of time and soldiers will fully liberate Marawi from terrorists and criminal gangs. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Martial Law in Mindanao spawns atmosphere of fear, intimidation – NDFP

It’s been one year since President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law in Mindanao, but for the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in Mindanao (NDFP-Mindanao) the decree only worsened the situation in the island, largely to the lives of ordinary civilians and their communities.

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Read more about the article Social justice for poor, homeless not excessive demands, group claims
President Rodrigo Duterte leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the Vista Alegre Homes at Barangay Dos Hermanas in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The Vista Alegre Homes is part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Philippine National Police (AFP-PNP) Housing Program. (Malacañang photo)

Social justice for poor, homeless not excessive demands, group claims

While the urban poor group Kadamay lauded the recent passage of a resolution by President Rodrigo Duterte that allowed the re-distribution of idle housing units of uniformed personnel to new beneficiaries, the group also reminded the President that providing housing for the poor and homeless is not excessive.

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