Tag: Mindanao

Palawan, Visayas at Mindanao, apektado ng ITCZ

(Eagle News) — Magiging maulan ang panahon sa Palawan, Visayas at Mindanao dahil sa inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ), ito ay ayon sa inilabas na advisory ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and  Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Maulap na may mahina hanggang katamtamang pag-ulan ang mararanasan sa Mimaropa, Bicol, ilang bahagi ng Visayas, hilagang bahagi ng Mindanao at Caraga. Sa Metro Manila at nalalabing bahagi ng bansa, bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na papawirin na may isolated rain […]

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Air strikes target high-rise snipers in Marawi

(Agence France Presse) — Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State fighters who have occupied Marawi for more than a month, a military spokesman said Saturday. Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera said this was the reason the government was using air strikes against the militants. “If we do not use air strikes, we will incur more casualties of our troops,” he told reporters in Marawi, which was overrun […]

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President Duterte sets personal record-high net satisfaction rating despite martial law declaration

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rose even after he declared martial law across Mindanao, with the popular chief executive even setting a personal record-high score this time around. Duterte’s net satisfaction rating based on the June 2017 survey of the Social Weather Stations was at +66, three points higher than the net satisfaction rating he received in March. The President garnered a +63 net rating in December 2016, when SWS first […]

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Congress will have final say on martial law extension, says Drilon

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon said that it was Congress that will decide and have the final say on whether or not martial law in Mindanao will be extended. Senator Drilon explained that the Supreme Court’s decision as well as Article VI Section 18 of the Constitution gives the body the power to determine such extensions, or absence thereof, while the President can only make recommendations. Drilon made the […]

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Malacañang shrugs off martial law critics

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is letting critics of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao have their say in the face of the decision of the Supreme Court upholding such. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that everyone and anyone can say anything they want about the topic as this is guaranteed by the Constitution as freedom of expression. Andanar also said that the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold martial law in […]

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Gov’t security officials say “enemy” in Marawi “weakening;” assure evacuees will return home “soon”

(Eagle News) — Government security officials on Thursday said the war in Marawi was nearing its end, as the “enemy” continued to “weaken” and state troops gained the upper hand. “Sa ngayon, we can see na weakening na ang kalaban because we already have the upperhand. Positions nila nakukuha na natin,” Lt. General Carlito Galvez, Western Mindanao Command chief said in a press briefing in Marawi. He said the latest gain by the government troops […]

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Three alleged Maute supporters arrested in CDO

(Eagle News) — Three suspected supporters of the Maute group were arrested by authorities in a raid in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday. Members of the Martial Law Special Action Group apprehended Monaliza Solaiman Romato, Gazim Mantawazi Abdullah,  and Tahera Romato Taher in a raid in a house in Aluba in Barangay Macasandig. The authorities were armed with a search warrant when they raided the house owned by Irene Romato Idris, believed to be a financier […]

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President Duterte says he “respects” some SC justices’ dissenting opinions on declaration of martial law across Mindanao

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he “respect(ed)” the dissenting opinions of some Supreme Court justices with respect to the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. He also noted, however, that “it (was) a very shortsighted thing,” considering the fact that Marawi, where local terrorists inspired by the Islamic State launched offensives on May 23 in a bid to carve out a province for the international terrorist group, was located in Central Mindanao. “You have […]

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Palace glad SC upheld martial law in Mindanao: “Gov’t now stands together vs common enemy”

(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Wednesday (July 4) welcomed the Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of Proclamation 216 or the declaration of martial law in Mindanao by President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that the “whole government now stands together as one against a common enemy.” “The High Court has spoken: Proclamation 216 is constitutional,” said Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella in a statement. He said that the President’s commitment to end the rebellion of Islamist terrorists […]

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Supreme Court upholds President Duterte’s martial law declaration in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court, by a majority vote, on Wednesday (July 4) ruled in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of the martial law in Mindanao. In a ruling, 11 of the high court justices dismissed the various petitions questioning the martial law declaration in Mindanao. “The court dismissed the petitions by a vote of 11 of its members. Three members voted to partially grant the petitions, and one member voted to grant […]

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AFP: Militants holed up in buildings in Marawi

Islamist gunmen are holed up in about 1,500 buildings in Marawi after weeks of ferocious fighting that has left people dead, officials said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte last month vowed to “crush” the militants who rampaged through the city on May 23, with the military saying they were hoping to end the fight soon. The gunmen are led by Isnilon Hapilon, one of the world’s most wanted men, who is believed to be still alive […]

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DOJ confident Supreme Court will rule in favor of martial law

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 […]

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