Politics

President Rodrigo Duterte said he dreams of having permanent and lasting peace before his term ends during his first State of the Nation Address last year.

Thousands of individuals belonging to various militant groups in Northern Mindanao were held in police and military checkpoints along the national highway going to Iligan City to attend a protest action there in time for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the National Address (Sona) Monday afternoon.

Progressive youth activists insisted that the youth are entitled to an array of rights, including the right to free and quality education.

State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte delivered at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 24, 2017.

When the battle between government troops and extremists in Marawi City erupted two months ago, 33 year-old Rosemina Mocsana, a mother of two children aged 11 and 12, evacuated with her family walking an estimate of four kilometers from the Mindanao State University?-?Marawi City compound going to Saguiaran town in Lanao del Norte to flee ?from ?the conflict area. They left their place at 8?:00 ?am and arrive in Saguiaran at 3?:00 ?pm. They had to pause ?every now and then to let ?t?he?i?r mother, who was suffering arthritis, rest.