Mindanao martial law extension: SC justice questions existence of rebellion

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:52:50 +0000

How does an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member accidentally shooting a fellow member because of poor aim support the contention that rebellion persists in Mindanao, a Supreme Court Associate Justice asked the military on Tuesday.

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193 NPA attacks in Mindanao in 2018, AFP official says

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 08:19:31 +0000

There were 193 New People’s Army (NPA)-initiated “violent incidents” in 2018 in Mindanao alone, a military official told the Supreme Court Tuesday.

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Jolo blasts a glaring failure of martial law—Suara Bangsamoro

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:41:23 +0000

Jolo blasts a glaring failure of martial law—Suara Bangsamoro

A militant Moro group said the failure of government forces to stop the deadly explosion at Mt. Carmel Cathedral in a predominantly Muslim Jolo, Sulu, on Sunday despite martial law in Mindanao only proved that military rule, which only threatened the rights and freedom of citizens, was utterly useless.

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Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments vs martial law

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:36:25 +0000

Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments vs martial law

Two days after the twin bombing in Jolo, the Supreme Court will scrutinize the necessity of a third martial law extension in Mindanao.

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MNLF behind Sulu bombing? It’s unfair to speculate, Palace says

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 06:04:32 +0000

MNLF behind Sulu bombing? It's unfair to speculate, Palace says

Malacañang said it would not speculate but would wait for the investigation as the government goes after those behind the attack in Jolo.

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Palace: Martial law keeping Mindanao safer despite Jolo bombing

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:04:04 +0000

Malacañang believes that without martial law in Mindanao, there would be more bombings and terrorist attacks in the region.

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SC sets oral arguments on Jan 22-23 for petition to junk third extension of martial law

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:30:28 +0000

THE Supreme Court set oral arguments on January 22 and 23 for the petition of seven opposition lawmakers to junk the third extension of the imposition of martial law in Mindanao,…READ

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Gutoc to SC justices: Undoing Mindanao martial law ‘a vote of conscience’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 06:31:08 +0000

Gutoc to SC justices: Undoing Mindanao martial law ‘a vote of conscience’

A Marawi civic leader has urged Supreme Court magistrates for “a vote of conscience” to invalidate the extension of martial law in Mindanao.

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Solons want SC to invalidate third martial law extension in Mindanao

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:50:13 +0000

Solons want SC to invalidate third martial law extension in Mindanao

Seven lawmakers have asked the Supreme Court to “void as unconstitutional” the third extension of martial law in Mindanao.

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