Vice presidential candidate of the Liberal Party (LP) and Camarines Sur Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo said there are more important issues to talk about instead of the political bickering between presidential aspirants Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and LP bet Mar Roxas.
After his candidacy for the presidential race was officially sealed, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte plans to end corruption and criminality, and to impose a firecracker, gun and liquor ban nationwide.
The Commission on Elections ruled on Thursday to accept the certificate of candidacy for president of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
The Social Watch Philippines urged candidates to state their position on important issues affecting the national budget including pork barrel and lump sum allocation.
The Commission on Elections XI reported that half of the more than 170,000 voters in the region who have no biometrics, or around 87,000 voters in Davao City will not be able to vote on the next elections.
Over 100 Matigsalug tribal evacuees from Barangay Mangayon, Compostela Valley sought shelter at the barangay hall of Brgy. 74-A Matina Crossing after leaving their place.
After the afternoon mass on Wednesday at Baclaran church, priests, seminaries, and the Lumads who are delegates of the human rights caravan Manilakbayan 2015 marched from the church doorsteps up to the gates of the church compound showing their unity against the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit that ended Friday.
