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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong said that it was impossible for classes to open in Marawi City as scheduled on June 5, because there are schools that have been burned down by the Maute Group and the teachers have already fled. The Department of Education has earlier set June 5 as the date for the opening of public schools. Adiong is also calling […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the minority bloc in the Senate on Tuesday reiterated their call for a joint session of Congress to deliberate on the basis of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that while they expressed “unanimous support” for government forces fighting in Marawi, and “recognize the gravity of the situation there,” there was still a need to discuss whether the declaration of martial law was “the right response of […]
(Eagle News) – Kinumpirma ng Philippine National Police na may kinalaman sa iligal na droga ang Maute Group. Ayon kay PNP Chief Director Gen. Ronald dela Rosa, bago pa man siya maupo sa kaniyang pwesto, nakatanggap na sila ng impormasyon na nagtipun-tipon ang karamihan sa mga drug lord sa Metro Manila, Luzon at Visayas sa Marawi City. Ayon sa heneral, protektado ng Maute Group at mga narco-politician ang mga nasabing drug lord. Ibinunyag ito ni Dela […]
(Eagle News) – Mas hinigpitan na ng Philippine National Police-Aviation Security Group ang seguridad sa lahat ng mga paliparan sa bansa. Inilatag na ni PNP-AVSEGroup Director Chief Supt. Sheldon Jacaban ang isang nationwide security plan na magpapaigting sa pagpapatrolya sa mga paliparan at checkpoint sa lahat ng pasukan at labasan ng mga terminal. Nakasaad sa naturang security plan, na ang mga road safety marshal ay itatalaga sa airport terminals kung saan magsasagawa ng random paneling ang mga Special Operations […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Fifteen senators of 23 have signed a resolution showing their support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Majority Floor Leader Tito Sotto signed Resolution 388, which finds “satisfactory, constitutional and in accordance with the law” Proclamation 216 that lays down the “factual and legal basis” for the declaration. President Duterte placed […]
(Eagle News) – Ipinagtanggol ni Senador Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte hinggil sa pagdedeklara nito ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon sa senador, dapat pa ipagpasalamat ng Pilipinas na mayroon itong matapang na Pangulo na kayang panindigan ang mga kinahaharap na problema ng bansa. “We need to be grateful because we have a firm, strong president who is fighting these problems,” ayon kay Pacquiao. Ayon pa sa Senador, batid niyang ayaw ng Pangulo na […]
Tinanggap na ni Pangulong Rodrigo R. Duterte ang alok ng Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) na 5,000 tauhan para tumulong sa pagsugpo sa Maute Group. Ayon kay Pangulong Duterte, sa liham na ipinadala sa kaniya ni MNLF Chief Nur Misuari, handa niyang patulungin ang kaniyang tauhan sa operasyon ng pamahalaan laban sa mga bandidong grupo. Ayon pa kay Misuari, ito na ang kaniyang pagkakataon para mapatunayan ang kaniyang kahandaan na makipagtulungan sa gobyerno. Sa ganitong […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he was open to accepting members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), as well as members of the New People’s Army (NPA) as part of the government force to fight Islamist terrorists in Mindanao. In a speech addressing the troops of the Joint Task Force Sulu on Saturday, the President said he could give MILF, MNLF and NPA members […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government peace negotiators held their ground not to participate in the peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) after the communists’ order to the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to intensify attacks on government forces after the martial law declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza and the head of the government negotiating panel, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, announced Monday morning in Noordwijk aan Zee, […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the ongoing clashes in Marawi was pegged at 98 as of Sunday night, with authorities assuring the public that the clashes there were nearing their end. Reading from a Powerpoint presentation on Monday, presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said 18 of those killed were from the government side–15 from the military, and three from the Philippine National Police. Nineteen civilians, he said, have been killed by local terrorist groups. Sixty one terrorists have […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III assured the public that there was nothing to worry about now that President Rodrigo Duterte had placed the entire Mindanao under martial law. “The terrorists are the threat here. They have repeatedly shown an utter disregard for the sanctity of human life and have shown that they will not hesitate to resort to violence and mayhem to further their ends,” the Senate President […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bangsamoro Transition Commissioner for Women Samira Gotuc-Tomawis pleaded to the government and the Maute Group to refrain from involving civilians in the continuing fight between the two forces. The fight between the Maute Group and the government has affected over a million residents of Lanao del Norte, mainly because it contributed to the rise in the prices of basic goods including rice.
