Environmental group advocates condemned the "violent and illegal arrest" of protesters who formed a barricade in four mining operations in the town of Sta. Cruz, Zambales province on Sunday, February 7.
A former commander of the Philippine Army's elite unit trained in counter-insurgency operations in the country is now the Eastern Mindanao Command's (Eastmincom) deputy commander.
Their fight against the dictatorship of former President Ferdinand Marcos continues as relatives of victims of the dictatorship and human rights advocates gathered Thursday to start the Campaign against the return of the Marcoses to Malacañang or CARMMA.
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Laban welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections which junked the disqualification cases against party standard bearer, this city Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
A child-rights group expressed worry that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement signed between the government and the United States would result to more cases of child exploitation.