A unit of the New People’s Army (NPA)-Sultan Kudarat ambushed soldiers of the 37th IB along the national highway near Sitio Babangkaw, Barangay Paril, Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat last May 31. Five soldiers were killed while seven others were wounded. The armed offensive disrupted the 37th IB’s combat operations in Palimbang town. Meanwhile, residents of Barangay […]

Amid the intensified protests launched by residents of South Cotabato, Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. vetoed last June 3 the earlier resolution of the provincial council allowing the resumption of destructive open-pit mining in the province. In his statement the following day, he expressed that the resolution was rushed and that there were questionable provisions in it. The […]

Bicol Steel Trading workers hold boycott protest. Workers of Bicol Steel Tower Trading Corporation gathered in front of their office in Diversion Road, Naga City last May 30-31 to slam the company’s unfair labor policies and low wages. The company sells steel bars used for construction. #NeverAgain in Cebu and Iloilo. Last May 21, survivors […]

Around 60,000 households and businesses in Angeles City since May 14 poured their anger over the poor service of PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation. For more than a week, residents of 22 of the city’s 33 barangays suffered from lack of water in their areas. If ever the taps flow, water either comes in trickles or is […]