The Davao Regional Hospital in Apokon, Tagum City is now Davao Regional Medical Center.
The Aquino administration said it is open to the proposed reduction of personal income tax rate on Thursday.
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas is calling on the Department of Justice and the Commission on Human Rights to conduct an investigation on the killing of a local leader in Arakan town in North Cotabato.
The local government of Island Garden City of Samal (IGACoS) will immunize all Grade 1 and Grade 7 students in the 20 public high schools and 51 public elementary schools in the city to support the Department of Health’s (DoH) nationwide school-based Immunization Program.
Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said the decision of the Bureau of Custom to stop the random inspection of Balikbayan boxes was a result of the people’s outrage over the policy.
The Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns said the government should put an end to human trafficking in the country by addressing its root causes.
A militant lawmaker said the court should not accept the defense of United States Marine Lance Corporal Scott Pemberton who is accused of killing Jennifer Laude.
Environmental group Interface Development Interventions, said the local government should have a policy requiring government agencies to get lead-safe paint.
An alleged liaison for the New People’s Army was arrested Saturday evening at a checkpoint in Barangay Sirawan, Toril district this city, the Army said.
Militant youth group Anakbayan said the government’s proposed national budget for next year is anti-poor for prioritizing foreign debt.
