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(Eagle New) — Isa pang petisyon ang inihain sa Korte Suprema na kumokontra sa pagpapalawig ng batas militar sa Mindanao. Sa naturang petisyon ng mga Lumad teacher sa kataas-taasang hukuman, nais nilang muling ipa-repaso ang tinatawag na sufficiency of the factual basis sa martial law extension sa Mindanao. Ayon sa abogado ng grupo na si Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno, walang nagaganap na rebelyon at invasion o pananakop sa Mindanao na siyang batayan upang magdeklara ng […]
(Eagle News) — Aminado si National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., na hindi agad mawawala ang karahasang nagaganap sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao sa oras na matapos ang plebisito ng Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Ayon kay Esperon, mayroon pa ring iba’t-ibang rebeldeng grupo katulad ng Maute at Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters na paunti-unting sinusugpo upang mapigilan at mawala na ang mga karahasang nangyayari sa rehiyon. Sinabi ni Esperon na wala nang kakayahan at hindi […]
(Eagle News)–In these pictures taken by Eagle News reporter Jerold Tagbo, Cotabato residents are seen arriving in droves in polling precincts to vote in the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. President Rodrigo Duterte himself had vouched for the ratification of the BOL in a speech in Cotabato days before the plebiscite, saying it was the only way peace could be attained in Mindanao.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged Cotabato residents to vote “yes” for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law on Friday, Jan. 18, three days before the scheduled plebiscite in the province. Also expected to participate in the BOL plebiscite on Jan. 21 are voters in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Isabela City in Basilan. Residents of Lanao del Norte except Iligan City and six North Cotabato municipalities, on the other hand, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 15, slammed House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr.’s statement the Department of Budget and Management had failed to set aside funds for the conduct of a plebiscite for the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Andaya’s statement was “misplaced” and “without basis” in the first place. “There are funds for the plebiscite,” Panelo said of the event, which is slated on Jan. […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak naman ng Malacañang na igagalang ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang magiging desisyon ng taong bayan sa Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Pahayag ito ng Palasyo isang linggo bago ang plebisito sa ilang bahagi ng Mindanao kung raratipikahan o hindi ang BOL. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, tiyak na susunod ang Pangulo anuman ang nais ng publiko na sakop ng naturang batas. Kung sa tingin aniya ng Pangulo na kailangang ikampanya niya […]
(Eagle News) — Pitong araw ang ibinigay ng Supreme Court sa Office of the Solicitor General upang isumite ang kanilang komento sa hiling na temporary restraining order ng Makabayan Bloc sa Korte Suprema noong Enero 4 sa pangungunguna ni Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman sa martilal law extention sa Mindanao. Paliwanag ni Supreme Court Spokesperson Midas Marquez, SolGen ang magbibigay ng komento sa petition ng mga kongresistang tutol sa martila law extention sa Mindanao dahil ang […]
(Eagle News)—The police on Saturday, Jan. 5, released pictures of the suspects in the bombing of the South Seas Mall in Cotabato on Dec. 31. According to the Special Investigation Task Force South Seas, the suspects were caught by footage from the closed-circuit television cameras installed in the mall. One of the suspects, the one wearing a blue T-shirt, left the explosive in the mall, the police said. The other, the police said, served as […]
(Eagle News)–Australia has asked its citizens not to travel to Central and Western Mindanao, including Zamboanga and Sulu. According to the advisory, Australians should also reconsider traveling to Eastern Mindanao. Australia issued the security advisory after the Cotabato mall bombing that killed at least two and injured several people. The attack took place on Dec. 31. Authorities said the Daulah Islamiyah could be linked to the attack.
(Eagle News) — Lalo pang pinaigting ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang pagbabantay sa mga mataong lugar sa Mindanao upang hindi maulit ang hinihinalang pag-atake ng terorista na nangyari sa Cotabato City nitong . Gayunman, sinabi ni Chief Supt. Benigno Durana, spokesman ng PNP na hindi naman kakayanin ng pulisya na bantayan ang lahat ng sulok ng Mindanao. Dahil dito, nangangailangan rin aniya sila ng suporta mula sa taumbayan lalo na sa pagresolba sa pinakahuling […]
(Eagle News)—The United Kingdom has warned its residents against traveling to parts of Mindanao due to “terrorist activity” and clashes between government troops and insurgent groups. “The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to western and central Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago..,” the advisory said. The UK also warned its citizens against doing “all but essential travel” to the remainder of Mindanao, excluding the islands of Camiguin, Dinagat and Siargao, as well […]
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, monitors said, adding that a tsunami threat was possible for parts of the Philippines and neighbouring Indonesia. The quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres (35 miles), the US Geological Survey said, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said “hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible” along the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines. However tsunami […]
