Duterte tackles issue on “surrender” forms
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in a dialogue with village officials and residents of Paquibato district over complaints that the Army's 69th Infantry Battalion forced them to sign “surrender” forms.
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in a dialogue with village officials and residents of Paquibato district over complaints that the Army's 69th Infantry Battalion forced them to sign “surrender” forms.
After a month of seeking sanctuary here, Manobos are set to go home following an agreement brokered by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario who secured a word from the military to withdraw from their operations in at least 11 villages in Talaingod town.
Militant workers are set for the 128th Labor Day commemoration on May 1 when they would demand President Aquino for higher wages and more jobs.
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said that a New People’s Army (NPA) leader had asked him to help the Manobo evacuees who left their homes three weeks ago because of alleged abuses and threats perpetrated by the Army.
New People's Army guerillas released an Army officer here after holding him for 19 days amid repeated requests from the soldier’s wife and brokers from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and a religious group.