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After almost 5 months of clashes, government troops kill the top leaders of local terrorist groups that have occupied Marawi City in the southern Philippines, military sources confirm to Rappler.
As to the other war waged by the Duterte government, the latest Pulse Asia survey shows a big majority of Filipinos believe that summary killings are happening in the war on drugs.
The nationwide jeepney strike – opposing the government’s planned transport modernization plan – affects commuters during the morning rush hour. We continue with our #CommuterWatch for the rest of the day.
Meanwhile, here’s some good news for families of contractual workers in government: the social welfare department has announced a medical assistance program you can avail yourselves of.
Here are the major stories you shouldn’t miss today.
Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute are killed as troops assault enemy position past midnight on Monday, sources tell Rappler.
While 88% support the war on drugs, 73% also believe EJKs are happening in its conduct, according to Pulse Asia’s survey conducted late September.
The new saints include 30 martyrs massacred in Brazil in the 17th century, 3 teens slain in 16th-century Mexico, a Spanish priest, and an Italian priest.
Lourdes Quisumbing, a member of the Cabinet of the President Corazon Aquino, was the Philippines’ first female education secretary. She was 96.
Family members of government contract of service workers are now entitled to receive medical benefits through the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s free medicine program.
What fuels the hate and the toxicity? It’s the sense of entitlement and power, of being backed and supported by those in power.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and private groups will use the hashtag to monitor reports shared by stranded commuters.
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