More than 70 indigenous organizations from across Asia urged President Benigno Aquino III to put an end to killings of and other abuses against Lumads of Mindanao.
The Social Security Commission, the policy-making body of the Social Security System (SSS) has approved the grant of a calamity relief package for SSS members and pensioners affected by Typhoon Lando for calamity areas declared by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
The National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) in Compostela Valley reminded the developers that “any development to be undertaken in the ancestral domain, may it be initiated by the government or private sector, must secure free and prior informed consent (FPIC).”
The provincial government of Davao del Norte hosted earlier today Press Freedom Month celebration participated by different local media with a theme “Katungod ug Respeto Ipatigbabaw sa Malahutayong Pamahayag”.
Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate today called on the Aquino administration to dismantle paramilitary groups “that in recent months gravely affected the indigenous peoples.”
The Department of Public Works and Highways has warned against bogus solicitations using its name and clarified that they are “not demanding its contractors, consultants and suppliers to provide monetary or material donations for a relief project in Maguindanao.”
Child rights group Save the Children estimates that over 700,000 children in the Philippines have been affected by typhoon Lando as recent government data show upsurge in the number of affected people since the first landfall on Sunday.
Labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno, dared candidates to support the call for a P125 across-the-board wage hike nationwide a week after politicians filed their certificate of candidacies.
Government turned over 110 fishing boats to selected marginal fisher folks in Sta. Cruz town, Davao del Sur as part of the assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region XI.
Partnership between the Population Commission (POPCOM) and other local government agencies are sought to control the rise of teen pregnancies.
