Two militant lawmakers hit out the joint circular issued by the Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit, and Department of Budget and Management, saying that it allows labor contractualization instead of ending it in the public sector.
Now that Davao City Archbishop Romulo Valles is elected as the new president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, the CBCP is urged to support Mindanawons as government officials mull the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao.
Malacañang distanced itself from House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’ views to extend the ongoing military rule in Mindanao after he reportedly said he would seek legislative support from his colleagues in Congress.
The Philippine government has granted Presidential pardon to 10 political prisoners last week, bringing to 49 the total number of political detainees released under the Duterte administration.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said ISIS-linked Maute group are utilizing children and minors to fight government ground forces as the Marawi crisis now enters on its seventh week.