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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre is confident that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. The Supreme Court has until July 5 to decide on the issue, but may issue its ruling on or before Wednesday, July 4. Aguirre said that there is no ground for the SC to overrule the martial law declaration as this has supported by facts […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Gabriela party-list Representative Arlyn Brosas challenged President Rodrigo Duterte to put a stop to the airstrikes and to lift martial law in Mindanao after he apologized to the residents of Marawi City. She said this was the next logical step after making such a speech. Brosas said it was unacceptable that after such an apology, martial law would remain in place. https://youtu.be/SUelkCJczQU
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro appealed to the Supreme Court to respect the decision of both houses of Congress to not hold a joint session on the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Castro said that the high court should respect Congress’ decision to avoid a constitutional crisis. “Ang sa akin dito ay dapat respetuhin nila kung ano ang paninindigan ng Kongreso. Sila naman ay hindi din […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is prepared to defend the declaration of martial law in Mindanao before the Supreme Court. “Well, they have the right under the Constitution to file any challenge to the declaration of martial law. We will let the Supreme Court decide on that. But we are very positive that the grounds laid by the President are in line with the Constitution,” Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said in a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Defense Secretary and Martial Law Administrator Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the arrest of more than 100 members of the terrorist groups Maute and Abu Sayyaf. National Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin said the arrest order against 129 individuals was issued by Lorenzana and was based on the charge of rebellion against them. Of the 129 members in the charge sheet, the authorities have confirmed the identities of 95 members. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs has allayed some concerns of members of the diplomatic corps amid the martial law declaration in Mindanao. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano invited the diplomats to a closed-door meeting recently for this. “There were questions, just like the questions of the Philippine media, why the whole Mindanao, How long, what is the scope, how powerful is this group and everything. And we tried to simplify. Many of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Francis Escudero said that President Rodrigo Duterte cannot set aside the decision of Congress and the Supreme Court on the implementation of martial law. Escudero reiterated that the constitutional provisions about martial law were put in place in order to safeguard against possible abuses. “Sa ilalim kasi ng Saligang Batas, sa totoo lang wala naman na ngipin ‘yung martial law. Mas psychological ‘yun more than anything else,” Escudero […]
(Eagle News) — Many people shared their different views about President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to declare martial law in the whole province of Mindanao after the Marawi siege. While many agreed with the decision of President Duterte, there were also some who held rallies to express their opposition to it. A Facebook post by the Ronda Brigada showed some citizens in General Santos vandalizing a street during a protest. Others took selfies with government troops […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s act of placing Mindanao under martial law, saying that the declaration was appropriate and not an overreaction. “We fully support the proclamation of martial law in Mindanao. Ang Mindanao talaga, problema talaga ang peace and order situation. I think the proclamation is timely so that we can solve also other problems like criminality,” said Pimentel. Meanwhile, House Committee on Defense Chairman Ruffy Biazon […]
