Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc expressed their opposition to the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., at the Libingan ng mga Bayani as President Rodrigo Duterte gave the go signal for the preparations for the hero's burial for Marcos.
The National Democratic Front on Sunday, August 7 defended the use of command detonated explosives by the New People's Army and said that it does not violate Geneva Convention and the Ottawa Treaty.
A police official from Davao Region named by President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, August 7, as one of those allegedly involved in illegal drug trade was put under restrictive custody and was relieved from his position.
The burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is now underway.
More than 30,000 teachers in Davao region will be receiving additional benefits after the Department of Education and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT-Teachers) signed a Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) “for the democratic rights” of the teachers in the whole Region XI on Friday, August 5.