Drug rehabilitation efforts are seen as successful here, but police data still shows a high number of drug-related apprehensions.
City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio should urge her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, to lift the martial law in the entire Mindanao, instead of only calling to exempt the City from its declaration, said militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU).
A legislative measure requiring proof of ownership of a parking space to all prospective vehicle owners before being allowed to acquire vehicles is being forwarded by a City Councilor.
The Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) post is again vacant as Councilor Halila Sudagar is out in the 19th Council.
In the advent of the mushrooming tourism establishments in the Marilog District, City Councilor Conrado Baluran has proposed legislation requesting the City Assessor’s Office to conduct a new tax mapping entry.
Following a new spate of red-tagging, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) local chapter has reminded those behind the attacks that dissent is not a crime.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) dared Secretary Leonor Briones to a debate about the salary increase. ACT said that teachers are ‘fed up’ with the education chief’s ‘distortion of facts, malicious innuendo and endless alibis to dissuade the clamour for substantial pay hike for teachers.’
Responding to complaints of abusive jeepney barkers, the City Transport and Traffic Management (CTTMO) advises commuters and drivers to file charges against them.
A few days into his third and final term, Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno faces a crisis in his family.
Children’s advocacy groups once again reject the move of Senator Tito Sotto for refiling the bill to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) on the opening of Congress last July 1.
