(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has expanded the coverage of its peace-building programs to address various risks and vulnerabilities among insurgent groups. Aside from former rebels (FRs), their families, and households in conflict-affected areas and vulnerable comm
To impart significant contributions in the country’s drive to attain peace, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expanded the coverage of
Frontex should have more power to protect borders, however equally a transparent screening process for economic migrants as well as welcoming reception facilities up to standard, respecting EU values and human rights
(File photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Police Regional Office in Northern Mindanao (PRO-10) proposed 21 areas for inclusion in the initial list of election hotspot areas. In an interview Saturday night over the Cabinet Officers for Regional Development and Security (Cords) 10 podcast, PRO-10 director Brig. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the Regional Police Intelligence Committee and the Joint Armed Forces of the Philippines-Philippine National Police Intelligence Committee will convene with other agencies and security forces before releasing the list. "We will come to an agreement that those are the hotspots and other categorization of our areas," he said in the online show hosted by Recthie Paculba of the Philippine Information Agency-10. Acorda assured that PRO-10 is continuously monitoring the movements of private armed groups and described Northern Mindanao as still generally peaceful. PRO-10 spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Olaivar said residents of hotspot areas need not w