The Rodrigo Duterte government should concentrate on surviving the next three years rather than be preoccupied in trying to wiping out the New People’s Army (NPA) by 2022, National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said. Even with a reset deadline, government military and police forces will surely fail…
A bill that will give church-decreed annulment of marriage the same weight as a court ordered annulment has been approved by the House of Representatives on third and final reading. Not a single lawmaker among the 203 House members opposed the passage of House Bill 6779 identified as An Act Recognizing the Civil Effects of…
Children and advocates oppose the lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility in a press conference, June 26 at the Commission on Human Rights. (Photo by Ronalyn V. Olea / Bulatlat) “The developmental maturity of juveniles mitigates their criminal culpability.”- Psychological Association of the Philippines By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA — As legislators…
(Photo courtesy of Kodao Productions) “…if traditional politicians will be here to stay, then this will be no different from the past attempts to build an autonomous region.” By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO bulatlat.com MANILA — With the recent swearing in of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority that will assume interim leadership in the villages and…
The Davao City Council is pushing for an ordinance to provide tax relief and incentives for business establishments in the city whose operations were disrupted due to the lockdown to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
A Lumad girl happily carries her newborn sister in a makeshift house in UCCP Haran compound in Davao City. Her family is a “bakwit” or a victim of forcible evacuation due to intensified military operations in their community. They sought refuge with the church people and at present struggles to live normally. (Photo by Gi…