TAGUM CITY—Checkpoints for relief goods for quake survivors? The human rights group Karapatan slammed the order issued by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to set up checkpoints at quake-hit areas in Mindanao to regulate the exit and entry of aid. ADVERTISEMENT“This is an insult to groups conducting relief operations in quake-affected areas,” Jay Apiag, secretary general of Karapatan Southern Mindanao, said. Apiag assailed Lorenzana for allegedly capitalizing on the quake disaster to limit the movement of people and aid. Cash donations may be deposited in the Inquirer Foundation Corp. Banco De Oro (BDO) Current Account No: 007960018860.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 04, 2019 11:36 UTC