The Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to Senator Juan Ponce Enrile did not sit well with human rights groups and with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
Human Rights group Karapatan has claimed that President Benigno Aquino III has no intention to talk peace with the National Democratic Front (NDF) saying that the detention of NDF’s peace consultants is an indication of the government’s sincerity to the peace process.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development has accomplished the survey of 88 percent of 739,770 households for its Listahanan survey.
Various groups welcomed the approval of the House of Representative committee of a bill that seeks to protect the municipality of Kibungan in Benguet province from large-scale mining.
More than 200 persons attended the K-12 caravan-forum held at the RDR Gym in Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex on Wednesday.
The Tagum City Police Office (TCPO) said they will solve the killing of media club president Gregorio Ybañez in 30 days.
Teachers associations in National Capital Region held a motorcade and protest action today in front of the Department of Budget and Management Central Office calling for the inclusion of salary increase in the 2016 budget appropriation.
The lack of a quorum among House representatives slows down the deliberation of proposed bills Bangsamoro Basic Law, Freedom of Information Bill and the Anti-dynasty proposed bill.
An official of the provincial disaster risk reduction management council said Davao del Norte is “upgrading” its campaign on disaster awareness.
Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo Del Rosario urged residents of the province to use provincial hospitals nearest to them to avoid overcrowding the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City.
