An alliance of indigenous peoples in the country urged candidates for the upcoming national elections to consider the abolition of Philippine Mining Act of 1995, replacing it with a regulation tailored to benefit indigenous communities where many of the country's minerals are extracted.
In a gathering held here on Saturday, February 27, around 300 women from several parts of Mindanao converged to discuss and draft a pro-women’s agenda that will be presented to Davao’s tough-talking mayor.
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Chairperson Louie Jalandoni described Davao City Mayor and PDP-Laban presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte as the most willing to resume peace talks and address the roots of the armed conflict.
Presidential aspirant and PDP-Laban standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte will meet with officials of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front at the rebel group's main camp in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao on Saturday, February 27.
A group of medical professionals who call themselves DDS, for Duterte got Doctors Support, has launched on Thursday, February 25 its group to declare support to the Presidential bid of this City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.