Ballot recount for 2016 vice presidential race set April 2

Lumad groups and environmental advocates expressed opposition to the looming plunder of mining and logging interests in the mineral-rich Pantaron Range in Mindanao, as well as the attacks against environmental defenders, as they staged a protest action in Davao City during the Earth Day commemoration on Monday, April 22.

The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte will further strengthen its fight against illegal drugs with the launching of a new campaign that will focus on the rehabilitation of persons suspected to be into illegal drugs, particularly those who voluntarily turned themselves to authorities.