Women groups condemned the rape of a minor married woman from Bukidnon that was allegedly perpetrated by a soldier of the 84th Infantry Battalion.
Most cases of violence against women reported in Davao City were economic abuses, or depriving of financial support or opportunity to work for women.
On Sunday, the 61-feet yuletide tree adorned with colorful assorted lights and decorative designs was lighted by the local government of
Tagum.
On the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), various child rights advocates here criticized gpvernment for not doing its obligation as one of the signatories.
University of the Philippines in Mindanao (UPMin) students lighted candles at UP oblation circle Tuesday to “condemn the government’s incompetence in addressing the needs of the victims of typhoon Yolanda.”
A year after super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) pounded Easter Visayas, close to 1.3 million are still living in a sorry state because of a flawed Yolanda recovery program.
The Department of Education here in Davao del Norte urged the military to spare Salugpongan Ta’ Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center, a school for indigenous children in Sitio Nasilaban, Talaingod, in the armed conflict.
The barring of some media personnel by security personnel and the delayed entry of many to a forum is a “paranoia” on the part of the government, says a local chapter of a media organization.
TACLOBAN CITY – About 500 Yolanda survivors from Basey, Samar converged Friday with the larger group of disaster survivors from…
A bishop of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines called for the military in Surigao del Sur to disband tribal militias and abide the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.
(CARHRIHL).
