Petition at SC vs martial law cites AFP intel report

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 23:21:11 +0000

Petition at SC vs martial law cites AFP intel report

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said this as he countered President Duterte’s claim that “rebellion persists in Mindanao” to justify martial law.

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Extreme sports eases fears of martial law

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 21:45:52 +0000

Extreme sports eases fears of martial law

In the dirt and dust whipped up by motocross bikes racing to the finish line, tourism officials in Northern Mindanao would like to think that fear of martial law in Mindanao could disappear, too.

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Extreme sports eases fears of martial law

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2019 21:45:52 +0000

Extreme sports eases fears of martial law

In the dirt and dust whipped up by motocross bikes racing to the finish line, tourism officials in Northern Mindanao would like to think that fear of martial law in Mindanao could disappear, too.

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DOJ says case vs Mindanao martial law in SC bound to fail

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:34:25 +0000

DOJ says case vs Mindanao martial law in SC bound to fail

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra expressed confidence that any legal challenge to President Rodrigo Duterte’s proclamation to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of 2019 was “bound to fail.”

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Hello, martial law extension; goodbye, 2019 budget

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:33:53 +0000

CHAINED BY MILITARY RULE A lumad protester wears props designed as chains at a rally on Dec. 6 in front of the Department of Justice to protest martial law in Mindanao. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

Congress’ joint session for martial law extension has added to the delay in passing next year’s P3.757 trillion national budget which a Senate leader said could no longer be done this year.

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AFP confident martial law will be extended in Mindanao

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2018 21:40:39 +0000

The Armed Forces of the Philippines expressed confidence on Sunday that it could convince Congress to approve a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao.

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Duterte OKs  martial law extension in Mindanao

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:34:25 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposal of the military and police to extend martial law in Mindanao, sources told The Manila Times. The Palace sources said Duterte  has requested…READ

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Senators urge gov’t to review intel fund use amid bombings

The recent spate of bombings in Mindanao, which took place while the island remains under martial law, should prompt the government to review how it has been spending its intelligence funds, according to Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon.

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