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(Eagle News) — Congress on Wednesday voted to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. The approval pushed through with a vote of 14-4-0 in the Senate, and a vote of 226-23-0 in the House of Representatives, with joint results of 240-27-0. The four senators who voted against the 1-year martial law extension were Franklin Drilon, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros and Francis Pangilinan. The votes of Senators Cynthia […]
Guevarra notes, however, that extension of 60-day martial law rests in Congress as provided for also in Constitution (Eagle News) — Rep. Lito Atienza on Wednesday said that approving a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao would be tantamount to circumventing the Constitution which said that martial law could be imposed for a period of 60 days. “I’d like to be enlightened again…How can the extension be longer than the original,” he said before […]
Guevarra notes, however, that SC itself said state of rebellion exists in Mindanao (Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said an extension of martial law in Mindanao would be unconstitutional. Speaking before the joint session of Congress that will determine the fate of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for such, Drilon said Congress, after all, can only extend the proclamation of martial law “in case of an actual public uprising and taking […]
“We do not ask for an unlimited martial law,” Medialdea says (Eagle News) — “Unlimited peace.” This was what Executive Salvador Medialdea said was the aim of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for a one-year extension of martial law. In his presentation before the joint houses of Congress on Wednesday, Medialdea said that such an extension would help quell a “state of actual rebellion” that he said “subsists in Mindanao.” He said this was “perpetrated not […]
Ridon mum on allegation PCUP met “just 1 or 2 times” despite it being a collegial body (Eagle News) — Sacked Presidential Commission on Urban Poor Chair Terry Ridon said all his trips abroad were “covered by travel authorities” issued by the Office of the President. In a statement, Ridon added the trips were “recommended by the Office of the Cabinet Secretary.” He said they involved “international conferences relevant to the urban poor: poverty alleviation, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday accused Senator Francis Pangilinan of “wreak(ing) havoc” on the criminal justice system with the Pangilinan law. In a speech during awarding ceremonies of the most child-friendly cities and municipalities in Malacanang on Tuesday, Duterte blamed the law for what he said was the sorry state of the criminal justice system that see children 15 years old and younger committing crimes and going “scot-free.” “If there is anyone […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said that government officials going on official trips abroad will have to secure permits from his office first. The President made the announcement after making public his sacking of officials from the Philippine Commission for the Urban Poor. Duterte said that he had “no personal reasons” to fire Terry Ridon, the chair of the PCUP, noting only that “he had too much too soon.” “He was appointed […]
(Eagle News) — Congress’ “authorization” of a one-year extension of martial law is already a foregone conclusion, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday. Drilon, who spoke to reporters prior to a briefing of security officials on the proposal, noted that Congress, after all, was a “political body,” and that President Rodrigo Duterte has a super majority in both houses. “…And therefore it is expected that notwithstanding our reservations and opposition, the Congress will […]
(Eagle News) — Apparently, even after he retires, Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa will be in government service. Dela Rosa told reporters on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte has already told him which agency he would be transferred to after his retirement in January 2018. He, however, refused to divulge which agency this was exactly. “Everyone failed in that agency. Bahala na kayo mag-isip,” Dela Rosa said. Pressed, Dela Rosa only said that the […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte is set to fire commissioners of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the erratum minutes after he announced the abolition of the body chaired by left-leaning Terry Ridon. “With sincerest regrets I would like to correct the statement I made on the (PCUP) during this morning’s press briefing. It is to fire, and not to abolish the Commission,” Roque said. According to Roque, there […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he would “fire” an entire commission due to corruption. “Now on Monday, I will fire one commission mismo, lahat sila. Wala akong pakialam kung nakisali isa, dalawa, tatlo. You have to go out. Because I think it will cease without your knowledge bakit mag-ganun. Wala akong patawad-tawad,” he said. Duterte however did not say what commission this was. Duterte also noted an official who he said […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Several senators agree that they want to know the real circumstances on the ground before acting on the recommendation for a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. “I’m open to the proposal to extend martial law in our area of Mindanao. But I need to listen first to the briefing scheduled by the (Armed Forces of the Philippines) before I can finalize my decision,” Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri […]
