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(Eagle News)– Senators took part in a closed-door briefing by security officials on Wednesday (July 19) morning ahead of the special joint session on Saturday (July 22) for President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of this year. The briefing was led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff General Eduardo Año, martial law administrator. Among the senators who attended the […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to end peace talks with communist rebels on Wednesday, hours after suspected guerrillas wounded five members of the two-vehicle Presidential Security Group (PSG) convoy in an ambush along a national highway in North Cotabato. Aides said Duterte, 72, was not in the convoy when gunmen opened fire on two Presidential Security Group vehicles along a highway on the main southern island of Mindanao, where martial law is in effect. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Umalma ang mga mambabatas mula sa Makabayan bloc sa hirit na palawigin pa ang idineklarang martial law ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Mindanao. Ayon kay Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, hindi dapat madaliin ng Kongreso ang pag-apruba sa martial law extension. Sa halip, kailangan muna itong pag-aralang maigi upang malaman kung may batayan ang pagpapalawig dito. Dapat din aniyang mapaliwanag ang defense at security officials sa mga mambabatas kung […]
At least one person was dead and several others injured after government forces in a convoy clashed with suspected rebels in North Cotabato on Wednesday. The convoy composed mostly of members from the Presidential Security Group was on its way to Cagayan de Oro when they ran into a checkpoint manned by guerrillas, their commander Louie Dagoy told reporters. The fatality was identified as Benjamin Pandia, a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit. […]
“Ayaw kong ibrutalize ka,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday warned soldiers against leaving their military camps without any weapons, noting they should not allow themselves to be “brutalized” by the enemy. “I will overrule that kind of regulation (regulation prohibiting government security forces from bringing guns outside their camps) because it is stupid,” he said in a speech during the turnover of around 3000 guns to the Armed Forces of the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to issue an order banning portraits of himself and those of other government officials, noting that the portraits of heroes should be placed there instead. “I intend to issue a decree. Ipatanggal ko ‘yung mga litrato namin, lalo na ‘yang litrato ni… Tapos litrato, pagpasok niya, litrato niya. Na-buang man ‘yung mga ganun na tao,” he told soldiers in a speech on Tuesday. He noted that when […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre has formally recommended Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Ret. Gen. Dionisio Santiago to the position of Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief after the irrevocable resignation of BuCor Director General Benjamin Delos Santos on July 13. In his letter to President Rodrigo Duterte, Aguirre said that he recommended Santiago-also a former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff—to ensure the continuity of leadership and programs that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (July 18) – July is Nutrition Month! Time to bring out our fruits and veggies! Primary and secondary schools nationwide celebrate Nutrition Month to promote the consumption of healthier food and to discourage students from eating unhealthy food. This year’s theme is “Healthy diet, make it a habit– for life.” Nutrition month is also the time when every Filipino family is encouraged to eat a balanced diet with a variety of food […]
(Eagle News) — The United States on Tuesday, July 18, issued another travel warning against holding non-essential travel to Marawi City, Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago including the southern Sulu Sea. The US Embassy told its citizens to exercise extreme caution when traveling to other regions of Mindanao, due to terrorist threats, insurgent activities and kidnappings. “There is a threat of kidnappings-for-ransom of foreigners, including US citizens, from terrorist and insurgent groups based in the […]
Marawi remains highly dangerous, according to 1st Infantry Division Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera. Herrera said their priority is to end the conflict in Marawi City as soon as possible. “Right now, we are doing our best to finish the job as soon as possible, because we intend also to help Marawi to normalize, and let the people go back to their own places. But for now we intend to appeal to the people of […]
(Eagle News) – The Supreme Court has approved the request of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to transfer the cases of arrested members and sympathizers of the Islamist State-inspired Maute terror group, including those who were involved in the siege of Marawi City, to Taguig City courts. Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te said the high court’s en banc session took place on June 27. The cases are currently being tried in Cagayan de Oro […]
Says rebellion in Marawi City cannot be quelled completely by July 22 deadline (Eagle News) –- President Rodrigo Duterte is asking Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao until December 31 this year, according to Malacanang. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella read a letter of the President addressed to Congress seeking the martial law extension until year end, saying the rebellion in Marawi City could not be quelled completely until July 22, 2017, Saturday. July 22 […]
