Filipino youth groups condemned Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte for her statement regarding the use of Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF) for the country's “security and peace.” Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook Progressive group Anakbayan, in a statement issued Oct. 6,...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, October 6 defended Vice President Sara Duterte over her controversial statement that those opposed to giving her office confidential funds have insidious intentions. As far as he is concerned, Dela Rosa said fellow politicians who are against...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and other agencies should expedite the processing of benefits due to members of armed groups who have surrendered to the government. Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla stressed this on Wednesday, October 4 during the Senate Committee on...
The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) stated that it will seek an increase in the National Food Authority's (NFA) palay procurement fund for 2024 as the approval of the proposed national budget for 2024 is drawing near. File photo / MANILA BULLETIN In a statement dated Sept. 24, KMP...
Progressive group Gabriela on Thursday, Sept. 21 denounced the plan of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to file perjury charges against two women human rights defenders, Jonila Castro and Jhed Tamano. (Gabriela) This came after the NTF-ELCAC’s press...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – A suspected member of a private armed group (PAG) in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental was arrested over the weekend after yielding illegal firearms, ammunition, and suspected shabu. A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) on Monday, September...
Various youth and student leaders protested against the budget proposal for the implementation of mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and the budget cut for the Free Education Law through a candle-lighting event held at the University of the Philippines - Manila (UPM) on Friday, Sept....
The designation of suspended Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. and 12 others as “terrorists” in connection with their alleged role in a string of killings and harassment in the province fueled the Philippine National Police (PNP) to sustain its “aggressive” campaign against private...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. looks forward to declaring Northern Samar province free from communist terrorist groups (CTGs) by the end of 2023. This, as he cited the accomplishments of the 803rd Infantry (Peacemakers) Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Northern...
BACOLOD CITY – Three potential private armed groups (PAGs) are being monitored by the police in Western Visayas. VILLAFLOR (Glazyl Masculino) These potential PAGs were reported in three different areas in Negros Occidental, based on a report presented by the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western...
A total of 44 former and active members of Communist Front Organizations (CFOs) and Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) who surrendered to the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) have pledged their allegiance to the government in a ceremony held on Tuesday, May 30 The event was attended by...
The Philippines needs more policies and programs to protect women and children as they are the ones most vulnerable during post-disaster situation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga said. In the recent High-Level Panel on Accelerating...
