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AFP extends “appreciation” for Congress’ grant of another extension of martial law in Mindanao

(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday, Dec. 12, extended its “appreciation” for Congress’ grant of another extension of martial law in Mindanao. ““We appreciate this grant that lengthens the period of Martial Law implementation (in Mindanao)..,” Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, said in a statement. He said the AFP was “mindful that it is impressed with enormous responsibility…to quell the rebellion that persists in Mindanao and prevent lawless violence by […]

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Provincial Peace and Order Council ng Zamboanga Sibugay suportado ang pagpapalawig ng martial law sa rehiyon

(Eagle News) — Naglabas ng resolution ang Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) ng Zamboanga Sibugay upang ipakita ang kanilang suporta sa pagpapalawig ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon kay Zamboanga Sibugay Governor at PPOC Chairman Wilter Yap Palma, sinusuportahan niya ang extension ng batas militar dahil sa positibong idinudulot nito lalo na sa peace and order sa kanilang lalawigan. Paliwanag pa ni Palma, iba naman ang umiiral na batas militar ngayon kung ikukumpara sa […]

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SC temporarily blocks Mandaluyong court’s order stopping gov’t from interfering in Angkas operations

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a local court’s order preventing the government from interfering in Angkas’ operations. The High Court’s second division issued the temporary restraining order on Mandaluyong Regional Trial Court Branch 213 Judge Carlos Valenzuela’s Aug. 18 order as it resolves the petition for certiorari filed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Department of Transportation before it. In the Aug. 20 order, Valenzuela also stopped the […]

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Congress approves one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao anew

(Eagle News) — The 17th Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 12, voted to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time. Two hundred thirty five lawmakers voted for the extension, 28 against it, and one abstained. Among the senators, 12 senators–Senate President Tito Sotto, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senators Gringo Honasan, Ping Lacson, Richard Gordon, Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, Koko Pimentel, JV Ejercito, Sonny Angara, Sherwin Gatchalian and Manny Pacquiao–voted for the extension […]

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DENR isasailalim na rin sa rehabilitasyon ang Baguio City

(Eagle News) – Ang Baguio City ay isa sa mga dinarayong tourist spots sa bahagi ng Norte. Dahil dito, target na rin ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na isailalim na rin sa rehabilitasyon ang Baguio City. Ito ay sa harap na rin ng mga problema patungkol sa geohazard at mabigat na daloy ng trapiko sa lungsod. “Meron pong study na 70 percent ng lugar diyan sa Baguio po, sa Benguet, ay geo-hazard […]

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Escudero questions legality of 17th Congress voting to extend Mindanao martial law to December 2019

Our own terms as lawmakers will expire before, in June 2019, Escudero explains (Eagle News) — Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday, Dec. 12, questioned the legality of the 17th Congress voting for a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao, or up to December 2019, even when some of the members’ terms were set to expire months before, or in June of that year. “Maaari ba talaga tayong magbigay ng extension ng one year samantalang […]

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FDA, ipinag-utos ang pagkumpiska sa mga hindi rehistradong lambanog

(Eagle News) — Pinakukumpiska ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ang lahat ng mga ‘di rehistradong produktong “lambanog”. Kasunod ito ng pangyayari kung saan namatay ang walo katao matapos na umano’y uminom ng lambanog. Ayon sa FDA, patuloy nilang mino-monitor ang bentahan ng nasabing lambanog at kanilang kukumpiskahin oras na may mahuling patuloy na ibinibenta ito sa publiko. Ang nasabing lambanog na ininom ng walo kataong namatay ay ‘hindi umano rehistrado sa FDA. Una nang […]

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May faces angry MPs with Brexit deal in limbo

by Dario THUBURN Agence France Presse LONDON, United States (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May faces an angry parliament Wednesday after delaying a key vote on her Brexit deal in a desperate move that leaves the agreement and her own future in limbo. The British leader toured European capitals on Tuesday in an attempt to salvage the deal, after MPs savaged its provisions on the issue of the Irish border. May said she wanted “assurances” […]

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Some opposition lawmakers reject extension of martial law in Mindanao for third time

It’s unconstitutional, they say (Eagle News) — Some opposition lawmakers thumbed down the idea of extending martial law in Mindanao for a third time, calling the same “unconstitutional.” During the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 12, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the four grounds which President Rodrigo Duterte had cited in his Dec. 6 letter calling on Congress to allow the third extension did not mention an “actual rebellion” taking place in […]

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Global economy in 2019: Growth beginning to fray

by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — American farmers have been forced to warehouse a bumper crop of soybeans, or sell at a loss, while a Midwest medical supply company is considering shipping production overseas amid growing uncertainty. Surveys of US business and consumer sentiment continued to show economic optimism going into next year but cracks are beginning to form — in the United States and around the world — with […]

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Congress convenes in joint session to discuss whether to extend martial law in Mindanao or not for third time

Palace says martial law still needed because of “subsisting rebellion” in region (Eagle News) — Congress convened in a joint session on Wednesday, Dec. 12, to discuss whether to extend martial law in Mindanao, which expires on Dec. 31, anew. In seeking for the martial law extension for a third time, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea cited a “subsisting rebellion” in the region despite what he said were the “substantial gains” accomplished while martial law was […]

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