Duterte defends Gina Lopez anew; DENR chief lauds president for ‘deeply caring our country’
Duterte said the Philippines could live without mining even if the mining industries contribute to government funds about P70 billion a year in taxes.
Duterte said the Philippines could live without mining even if the mining industries contribute to government funds about P70 billion a year in taxes.
The killing and wounding of two soldiers in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday evening was a result of a misencounter between government troops, an NPA spokesman said.
The peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines is back on track, according to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza, in a statement issued Sunday.
Church leaders are calling for the government troops to declare a suspension of military operations for the safe release of two soldiers held captive by the New People’s Army in North Cotabato province.
Philippine National Police Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said they would uphold human rights in case President Rodrigo Duterte declare Martial Law in Mindanao.