(Eagle News) — Net satisfaction rating of the Duterte administration’s performance rose in the latest Social Weather Stations survey. From a +61 in December 2016, the second time SWS conducted a poll on the Duterte administration’s performance, overall net satisfaction rating increased to a +66 in the poll done from March 25 to March 28. The +66 overall net satisfaction rating was the same net satisfaction rating the Duterte administration received in September 2016, the […]
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President Duterte sacks Dangerous Drugs Board chief
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday he had sacked the head of the Dangerous Drugs Board. “You’re fired today. Get out of the service. You do not contradict your own government,” Duterte said he told Benjamin Reyes. Duterte was speaking to reporters upon his arrival from Russia, where he was supposed to have a five-day official visit. The visit was cut short after clashes between government troops and the Maute terrorist group […]
President Duterte open to widening scope of martial law if ISIS threat widens
(Eagle News) — If the threat of the Islamist-inspired terrorist reaches Luzon, President Rodrigo Duterte said he might just impose martial law in the entire country to protect the Filipino people. “If I think that ISIS has taken foothold in Luzon, I might declare martial law throughout the country to protect the people,” the President said upon his arrival from his official visit in Russia late Wednesday afternoon. The President said he might also suspend […]
Maute group beheads local police chief in Lanao del Sur town, takes Catholic priest as hostage
Islamist militants rampaging through a southern Philippine city beheaded a local police chief, President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday, even as there were reports that the Maute group had also taken hostages, including a Catholic priest. President Duterte disclosed the news of the Maute beheading of a local police official in his speech upon his arrival from Moscow on Wednesday afternoon. He said the attack occurred near the southern city of Marawi, which is under […]
Duterte arrives from Russia; says Maute “open defiance” prompted him to declare martial law in Mindanao
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said Maute’s “open defiance” and “rebellion” prompted him to declare martial law in Mindanao, as he assured the public he would not allow abuses on the part of the security forces. In his arrival speech from Russia, Duterte said the Islamist militants rampaged through Marawi and beheaded the police chief in Malabang who was on his way home. “…Going back he was stopped by a checkpoint manned by terrorists and […]
Rights group opposes martial law declaration; says it will only result in gross violation of people’s rights
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – A militant group declared its opposition to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration placing Mindanao under martial law for 60 days. “Karapatan strongly protests Duterte’s Martial Law declaration, emphasizing that it will not address the circumstances of the current situation in Marawi, but will aggravate the insecurity in the area,” the group in a statement said. Karapatan expressed apprehensions about the declaration of martial law, adding that it may give rise to human rights […]
IRR para sa libreng tuition sa mga SUC sinisimulan na ang pag-amiyenda
(Eagle News) – Sinimulan na ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) ang proseso sa pag-amiyenda sa isang probisyon ng Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) kaugnay ng free tuition fee policy para sa mga mag-aaral ng State Colleges and Universities para sa kasalukuyang school year. Ayon kay CHED Commissioner Prospero de Vera, layon nitong matiyak na tanging ang mga mahihirap ngunit karapat-dapat na mga mag-aaral lamang ang masasaklaw ng nasabing programa. Paliwanag ni De Vera, nakabatay sa household income ng […]
Philippine Coast Guard in Mindanao placed under alert after martial law declaration
QUEZON City,Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard placed its personnel in Mindanao under alert after the declaration of martial law. Two vessels of the PCG went to Mindanao to bring relief goods while the third one will soon follow. The PCG also tightened their security in ports and harbors of Mindanao.
Marawi City is now under control, says ARMM Vice-Governor
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Vice-Governor Haron Akrasid Lucman, Jr. has reported that the situation in Marawi City is now under control. “So far, it’s good. Kasi, for about three hours wala na kaming narinig na mga putok, except mga sporadic lang na putok. I think the military is now in control of parts of Marawi City,” the Vice Governor said. In an interview with Net 25’s Agila Balita […]
Surigao del Sur lawmaker says declaration of martial law in Mindanao appropriate and timely
QUEZON City, Philippines – Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s act of placing Mindanao under martial law, saying that the declaration was appropriate and not an overreaction. “We fully support the proclamation of martial law in Mindanao. Ang Mindanao talaga, problema talaga ang peace and order situation. I think the proclamation is timely so that we can solve also other problems like criminality,” said Pimentel. Meanwhile, House Committee on Defense Chairman Ruffy Biazon […]
What the 1987 Philippine Constitution says about a martial law declaration
(Eagle News) — When President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Maguindanao that would last for a period of 60 days, various sectors reacted on the subject that had touched a raw nerve for many former activists. Lawyer Christian Monsod, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution, expressed apprehension on Duterte’s martial law declaration. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella announced the martial law declaration in Mindanao earlier, while the Philippine delegation was still in […]
Davao Mayor Sara Duterte: City now in “hold and secure” situation
(Eagle News) — “Hold and secure.” This was how Davao Mayor Sara Duterte described the current security situation in the city, which was under a lockdown on Tuesday night. Under a lockdown, no one was allowed inside and outside Davao City. “So inadjust na namin iyan ngayon. We are doing a hold and secure—increased security measures inside Davao City and going into Davao City considering there are incidents that are happening outside of Davao City. What we […]
