Tag: martial law

Paglalagay ng curfew sa anim na lalawigan ng Mindanao, pinag-aaralan ng Pangulo

(Eagle News) – Pinag-aaralan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pagdedeklara ng curfew sa anim na lalawigan sa Mindanao. Kabilang sa mga lugar na nais ng pangulo na magkaroon ng curfew ay ang sumusunod: Lanao del Sur Lanao del Norte Maguindanao Sultan Kudarat North Cotabato Zamboanga Sakaling maipatupad ang curfew, babantayan ang galaw ng mamamayan lalo na sa gabi upang maiwasan ang posibleng pagkakaroon ng krimen. Karaniwang saklaw ng curfew ay mga kabataan at menor de edad […]

Report ukol sa mga batayan sa pagdeklara ng martial law sa Mindanao, naisumite na sa Kongreso

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Naisumite na sa Senado at Kamara nitong Huwebes ng gabi ang report ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte hinggil sa mga batayan sa pagdedeklara ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon kay Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, personal niyang natanggap ang kopya ng report noong 9:55 p.m. sa Davao city. Pinirmahan niya raw ang report kasama si House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Ang report ay natanggap ng Senado at Kamara limang minuto bago ang alas […]

Mindanaoans share their experiences in social media after martial law declaration

(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 […]

Integrated Bar of the Philippines, suportado ang pagdeklara ng martial law sa Mindanao

Ni Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service Suportado ng Integrated Bar of the Philippines ang pagdeklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon sa inilabas na official statement ng grupo, wala silang nakikitang dahilan upang punahin ang ginawang ito ng pangulo. Ang statement ay pirmado ng pamunuan ng IBP sa pangunguna ni Atty. Rosario Setias Reyes. Ayon sa grupo, maliwanag ang isinasaad sa batas na may kapangyarihan ang Pangulo ng bansa na magdeklara ng martial law lalo […]

Government troops close in on “desperate” Maute terrorists in Marawi

(Eagle News) — Government troops are closing in on the “desperate” members of the Maute terrorist group in Marawi, determined to “flush them out” and end the “crisis” there. In an ambush interview on Thursday, Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 1st Infantry Division spokesperson,  said clearing operations were now focused in barangays Gadungan, Basak and Bangan. He said government troops were facing “remnants” of the local terrorist group, numbering from “30 to 40.” Isnilon […]

Pagdedeklara ng batas-militar sa Mindanao, malaking tulong para makontrol ang sitwasyon – AFP

(Eagle News) –Malaking tulong daw sa operasyon ang deklarasyon ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ito ay ayon sa Armed Forces of the Philippines, na kasalukuyang nakikipagbakbakan sa mga miyembro ng Maute terrorist group sa Marawi. Ayon sa militar, makakatulong ang pagdeklara ng martial law sa Mindanao sa pagpigil na makatakas sa ibang lugar ang mga bandido. Samantala, kinumpira ng mga awtoridad ang impormasyon na may mga pinugutan at may hawak na mga hostage ang mga terorista. […]

Malacanang sends President Duterte’s Martial Law proclamation to Congress for review

(Eagle News) — Malacañang sent President Rodrigo Duterte’s official declaration of martial law in Mindanao to Congress on Wednesday night for review and approval. The office of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez received a certified copy of Proclamation No. 216 at 10:26 p.m. from the Malacanang Records Office, a full 24 hours since martial law was declared in Mindanao by Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella in Moscow, Russia, where President Duterte was then in an official visit. Proclamation No. […]

Philippine president vows determination against militants with alleged IS ties

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — President Rodrigo Duterte vowed his determination in fighting against armed forces like the alleged Islamic State (IS)-linked “Maute Group” on Wednesday, after he cut short his official visit to Russia. Duterte declared martial law for 60 days on Tuesday on the island of Mindanao and nearby island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi after clashes between the army and militants with alleged links to IS in Marawi, the provincial city of […]

President Duterte open to widening scope of martial law if ISIS threat widens

  (Eagle News) — If the threat of the Islamist-inspired terrorist reaches Luzon, President Rodrigo Duterte said he might just impose martial law in the entire country to protect the Filipino people. “If I think that ISIS has taken foothold in Luzon, I might declare martial law throughout the country to protect the people,” the President said upon his arrival from his official visit in Russia late Wednesday afternoon. The President said he might also suspend […]

Maute group beheads local police chief in Lanao del Sur town, takes Catholic priest as hostage

  Islamist militants rampaging through a southern Philippine city beheaded a local police chief, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday, even as there were reports that the Maute group had also taken hostages, including a Catholic priest. President Duterte disclosed the news of the Maute beheading of a local police official in his speech upon his arrival from Moscow on Wednesday afternoon. He said the attack occurred near the southern city of Marawi, which is under […]

Duterte arrives from Russia; says Maute “open defiance” prompted him to declare martial law in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said Maute’s “open defiance” and “rebellion”  prompted him to declare martial law in Mindanao, as he assured the public he would not allow abuses on the part of the security forces. In his arrival speech from Russia, Duterte said the Islamist militants rampaged through Marawi and beheaded the police chief in Malabang who was on his way home. “…Going back he was stopped by a checkpoint manned by terrorists and […]