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Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11 agents apprehended a total of 549 drug users and pushers in first semester this year.

Members of the underground Moro Resistance and Liberation Organization (MRLO) celebrated their 10th year founding anniversary.

Despite a ruling from a labor arbiter of the National Labor Relations Commission that would compel the GMA broadcast company to regularize more than 100 plaintiffs, workers and their supporters said the struggle is "far from over".

The Manobo community of Talaingod, Davao del Norte ended their camp-in protest at the Department of Education after the permits of their community schools were partially released. But they still fear threats from soldiers and paramilitary once they go back.

An official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in the region gave assurance that he will recommend the cancellation of Agusan Petroleum Mineral Corporation’s mining permits in Compostela Valley Province, provided that he is shown enough evidence to prove the claim of protesters who oppose its entry.