Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will mark the beginning of his presidential race in this year’s elections on Tuesday, February 9, in Manila’s Tondo district.
As the campaign period kick-off on Tuesday, February 9, women’s rights advocates warned candidates not to use women in their campaign sorties.
The Philippine military on Monday, February 8, said it is escalating its security operations in Davao region amid a series of armed confrontations with the New People’s Army (NPA).
Photo shows the Catholic Church in Doroluman, Arakan, North Cotabato where Bernabe “Bantito” Abanilla and his security escort were gunned down on Sunday, February 7 at around 8:00 in the morning. (Photo courtesy of Abner Francisco of CHARM Radio Kidapawan)
Three Army battalions of the 10th Infantry (Agila) Division welcomed their new battalion commanders in series of turn-over ceremonies that were facilitated on February 3-4.
Three soldiers were killed while two others were wounded in a series of clashes yesterday with New People’s Army in Pantukan, Compostela Valley, the Army reported on Thursday.
As the House of Representatives held its last session on Wednesday, February 3, senior citizen’s here took to the streets their call for Davao’s lawmakers to push the override of President Benigno Aquino III’s veto on the pension hike bill.
Running mates Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano are studying the possibility of aggravating the punishment for adults who exploit minors in carrying out their criminal activities.
The series of New People’s Army (NPA)-led attacks in several banana and pineapple plantations in Bukidnon late January this year were carried out to warn multinational companies of their “destructive” expansion in Bukidnon.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 11 reported that at present they have not monitored any drug laboratory in the city after Davao City Mayor and presidential aspirant, Rodrigo Duterte revealed that they have received information on a purported raid in the city at a drug laboratory to taint his candidacy.
