A retired executive judge of the Regional Trial Court here doused cold water on arguments for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill in Congress, warning that it may narrow down the avenue to compel government offices to release important documents.
Thousands gathered in Rizal Park, this city, Sunday to join a Mindanao-wide activity to call on Congress to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Union members who participated for the first time in a Labor Day demonstration call on other workers to “form your unions to protect your rights.”
Various activist groups in Davao and other regions opposed the signing of a defense agreement and a trade partnership between the Philippine and United States governments which they said are one-sided.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in a dialogue with village officials and residents of Paquibato district over complaints that the Army’s 69th Infantry Battalion forced them to sign “surrender” forms.
After a month of seeking sanctuary here, Manobos are set to go home following an agreement brokered by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario who secured a word from the military to withdraw from their operations in at least 11 villages in Talaingod town.
Militant workers are set for the 128th Labor Day commemoration on May 1 when they would demand President Aquino for higher wages and more jobs.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said that a New People’s Army (NPA) leader had asked him to help the Manobo evacuees who left their homes three weeks ago because of alleged abuses and threats perpetrated by the Army.
New People’s Army guerillas released an Army officer here after holding him for 19 days amid repeated requests from the soldier’s wife and brokers from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and a religious group.
The city government here decided that May 15 will be the target date of the end of their restoration in Isla Verde along the southern boulevard, formerly a cramped community that was flattened by a huge fire last month.
