NDF to indemnify civilians killed in Agusan del Sur ambush

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) said that the killing and wounding of civilians in an ambush against a barangay official in Barangay Marfil, Rosario, Agusan del Sur last November 30 was unintentional and they are ready to indemnify the civilian victim who was killed.

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Mindanao rights group to file case vs police official after violent dispersal

Contingents of a human rights caravan from Mindanao to Manila, Manilakbayan, is now preparing their legal documents to file a case against the Philippine National Police-Quezon City Police District (PNP-QCPD) officerPolice Superintendent Col. Pedro Sanchez and his subordinates, following a violent dispersal last November 29 that left fifteen injured including two media practitioners.

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Read more about the article “Time is now for federalism”, Mindanao leaders say 
ON FEDERALISM. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte speaks about the need for Federalism during the 1st Mindanao Leaders' Summit on Federalism in Davao City. Officials from all over the country participated in the summit. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

“Time is now for federalism”, Mindanao leaders say 

The Mindanao Leaders’ Summit on Federalism held last Monday at the Grand Men Seng Hotel gathered some 100 Mindanao political and sectoral leaders supporting the call for a change to a federal system of government.

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