Solons slam Lorenzana’s anti-peace talks stance
Progressive lawmakers denounced Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana for slamming the doors for the resumption of peace talks with the communists.
Karapatan Secretary General Cristina Palabay and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (davaotoday.com)
Karapatan ?hits back drug yarn vs human rights groups
Human rights group Karapatan on Tuesday denounced the statements of top?-ranking? government officials accusing some human rights groups of being in cahoots with drug lords, saying these are attempts to justify attacks against human rights activists and political dissenters.
SUCCESSFUL ROUND. The Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines conclude the fourth round of talks on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Palace Hotel in Noordwijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands. Negotiators of the government and the NDFP raises their arms with the third party facilitator from the Royal Norwegian Government. L-R: NDFP peace panel Chairperson Fidel Agcaoili, NDFP Chief Political Consultant Jose Maria Sison, Norwegian Special Envoy to the Philippine Peace Process Elisabeth Slattum, Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza and GRP Chief Negotiator Silvestre Bello III. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Groups welcome House resolution urging peace talks resumption
Various multi-sectoral groups welcomed the efforts of 61 members of the House of Representatives who filed House Resolution 1803 which urged the government to resume its stalled peace negotiations with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
Progressive youth group says guidelines for free college education “bastardized”
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) launched on Monday the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) which will take effect this academic year (AY) 2018 to 2019.
Visiting Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos (2nd from right) pose with local officials headed by Misamis Oriental Gov. Yevgeny Vincente Emano (extreme right), and Vice Gov. Joey Pelaez (3rd from right). Also in the photo are Lanao del Norte Gov. Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo (3rd from left) and her husband, Lanao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Abdullah Dimaporo. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Imee Marcos on running for senator: ‘We’ll wait and see’
Ilocos Norte Gov. Maria Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos has reiterated her interest to run in the senatorial race next year although she has not confirmed it if she would be in the final list of the slate as the country’s ruling political party has recently divulged the initial list of its candidates for the 2019 midterm elections.
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