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CAPIZ FLOODS. Flooding hits an area in Capiz on Saturday (April 16, 2022) after the onslaught of Tropical Storm Agaton. President Rodrigo Duterte conducted an aerial inspection of the province to assess damage from the storm. (Photo Courtesy: Rey Baniquet/ Presidential Photo) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Monday increased damage and losses to the agricultural sector amounting to PHP725.2 million in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Agaton's onslaught. The latest bulletin showed it has affected 19,424 farmers thus far, particularly in Western and Eastern Visayas, Zam...

Chicago, IL - I just returned from eight days in Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines, where the capital, Manila, is located. For many years, the movement for national democracy in the Philippines has asked for international solidarity, including human rights defenders to aid them in their struggle for economic and political rights.

“The same script had been used to cloak the AFP’s brutal murder of five civilians known as New Bataan 5, who were abducted and executed in New Bataan, Davao de Oro in late February."

ARMS CACHE.The seven high-powered firearms (one M60 machine gun, one K3 light machine gun, one M203 grenade launcher, and four M16 rifles) owned by the New People's Army (NPA) were recovered by government troops at Sitio Mission, Barangay Andap, New Bataan, Davao de Oro on Friday (April 9, 2022). The discovery was due to the revelation of former rebels named alias Jack, Mar-Mar, and Wenwen, who were members of Guerilla Front 2.(Photo courtesy of 25IB) DAVAO CITY -Joint efforts of the 25th Infantry Battalion (IB), 28th Infantry Battalion, and Philippine National Police (PNP) led to the reco...

DAVAO CITY-The Davao de Oro provincial government declared a state of calamity on Friday following the damage wrought by flooding and landslides caused a low-pressure area (LPA) affecting several areas in Mindanao. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan resolution declaring the calamity noted that heavy rainfall has been battering the province since Tuesday, affecting thousands of families and damaging PHP117.4 million worth of commodities such as rice, corn, high-value crops, fisheries, as well as irrigation facilities. In a statement, the provincial government said the declaration aims to facilitate t...