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91 firearms from Maute group recovered by gov’t forces (Eagle News) — At least 89 members of the Islamist terrorists, including the Maute group, had been killed and about 90 percent of Marawi City had been cleared of the extremists, according to government authorities in their latest report. In the MIndanao Hour briefing on Wednesday, May 31, presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the 89 Maute casualities were confirmed by eyewitness accounts and body count. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the creation of a “peace corridor” to hasten humanitarian and rescue operations for those trapped in Marawi, where government troops continue to fight terrorists. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a Mindanao Hour briefing on Wednesday that the peace corridor was a “secure space” that would allow goods to reach Marawi residents, and allow safe passage of retrieved bodies, among others. He said the Moro Islamic Liberation […]
(Eagle News) — Voting 12-9, the Senate on Tuesday night junked the resolution of the minority bloc requesting a joint session to review and revoke the martial declaration in Mindanao. The 12 senators who voted to junk the minority bloc’s resolution are the following: 1. Sonny Angara 2. Nancy Binay 3. JV Ejercito 4. Richard Gordon 5. Gringo Honasan 6. Panfilo Lacson 7. Loren Legarda 8. Manny Pacquiao 9. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III 10. Cynthia […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate adopted on Tuesday night an amended resolution that emphasized there would be no revocation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao at the moment. Seventeen senators–all from the majority bloc— adopted Senate Resolution no. 388, which incorporated amendments introduced by Senator Francis Escudero. Of the Senate majority bloc, only Escudero and Senator Grace Poe did not sign the earlier version of the resolution. Those who did not vote […]
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 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong said that it was impossible for classes to open in Marawi City as scheduled on June 5, because there are schools that have been burned down by the Maute Group and the teachers have already fled. The Department of Education has earlier set June 5 as the date for the opening of public schools. Adiong is also calling […]
(Eagle News) – Kinumpirma ng Philippine National Police na may kinalaman sa iligal na droga ang Maute Group. Ayon kay PNP Chief Director Gen. Ronald dela Rosa, bago pa man siya maupo sa kaniyang pwesto, nakatanggap na sila ng impormasyon na nagtipun-tipon ang karamihan sa mga drug lord sa Metro Manila, Luzon at Visayas sa Marawi City. Ayon sa heneral, protektado ng Maute Group at mga narco-politician ang mga nasabing drug lord. Ibinunyag ito ni Dela […]
(Eagle News) – A Filipino-American interviewed by the Eagle News Bureau in Las Vegas explains how she is in favor of the martial law declaration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Mindanao. “Right now, we have to support the President over there,” said Nan Sta. Maria. “That’s the thing we can only do. And of course, pray for them,” she said. Sta. Maria said she felt sad about the situation in Mindanao, particularly in […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the ongoing clashes in Marawi was pegged at 98 as of Sunday night, with authorities assuring the public that the clashes there were nearing their end. Reading from a Powerpoint presentation on Monday, presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said 18 of those killed were from the government side–15 from the military, and three from the Philippine National Police. Nineteen civilians, he said, have been killed by local terrorist groups. Sixty one terrorists have […]
LIANGA, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Suspendido na ang permit to carry firearms outside residences (PTCOR) sa Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Ang tanging pinapayagan lamang na magdala ng mga ito ay ang mga uniformed personnel katulad ng mga pulis at sundalo. Ito ang isa sa mga napag-usapan sa isinagawang Municipal Peace and Order Council Meeting ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Lianga kaugnay sa idineklarang martial law sa buong Mindanao. Inuobliga ng mga awtoridad ang pagdadala […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III assured the public that there was nothing to worry about now that President Rodrigo Duterte had placed the entire Mindanao under martial law. “The terrorists are the threat here. They have repeatedly shown an utter disregard for the sanctity of human life and have shown that they will not hesitate to resort to violence and mayhem to further their ends,” the Senate President […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bangsamoro Transition Commissioner for Women Samira Gotuc-Tomawis pleaded to the government and the Maute Group to refrain from involving civilians in the continuing fight between the two forces. The fight between the Maute Group and the government has affected over a million residents of Lanao del Norte, mainly because it contributed to the rise in the prices of basic goods including rice.
