A militant labor group is urging the Office of the Ombudsman to file charges against Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz and Interior and Local Govrnment Secretary Mar Roxas over the tragedy of the slipper factory in Valenzuela City.
A church group has condemned the alleged military harassment against one of its members who are active in community and interfaith program.
The Armed Forces’ Eastern Mindanao Command received the highest excellence rating for Leadership, Morale and Discipline (LMD) among the six Army unified commands inspected by the Office of The Inspector General (Otig).
At least one extreme storm will hit the country this year, an official of the Pagasa said.
Crimes in this city have dropped significantly by as much as 26.4 percent, a police official said.
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.
