Civilians displaced by the siege in Marawi City have expressed their opposition to the plan of the government to implement an identification (ID) system to the evacuees calling it a discrimination and a violation of their human rights.
The Royal Norwegian Government on Tuesday appointed a new special envoy to the peace process between the Philippine government and the communist National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
Almost a hundred small scale miners from Mt. Diwalwal trooped to the office of the Philippine Mining Development Corporation (PMDC) Monday, October 23 to call on the government to reconsider its plan of ordering small scale miners to relocate operations outside Mt. Diwalwal.
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has urged companies and businesses to observe the non-hiring of minors in their work force as plans to eliminate child labor practice in the country gains ground.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is conducting an investigation at the Davao International Airport where various drug paraphernalia was discovered Friday dawn, October 20.