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Church leaders cry justice amid killings in Negros

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:18:02 +0000

Church leaders cry justice amid killings in Negros

ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — Church leaders of various denominations have joined demands for justice for victims of the spate of killings on Negros Island. Jaro Archbishop Jose Romeo Lazo, as well as clergy, religious and lay faithful in the diocese, has condemned the extrajudicial killings. “We continue to pray for justice for those who […]

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News Briefs: August 10, 2019

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 21:15:14 +0000

More than two years after the Supreme Court nixed their project for flouting bidding rules, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday said it would finally refund radio frequency identification (RFID) fees collected from motor vehicle owners in 2009 starting next week.

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Duterte: No martial law in Negros Oriental

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 21:19:42 +0000

Duterte: No martial law in Negros Oriental

MANILA, Philippines — After warning that he might resort to “drastic and more severe” measures to quell the unrest in Negros Oriental, President Rodrigo Duterte had ruled out declaring martial law in the province.

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Duterte rules out martial in Negros for now- Palace

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:31:07 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte ruled out declaring martial law in Negros Oriental for now despite a series of killings by suspected communist rebels, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters,…READ

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Duterte: Tit for tat vs Reds who tortured Negros cops

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 22:10:20 +0000

Short of waging a revenge campaign against communist rebels in Negros, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered government forces to return in kind the alleged atrocities committed by the New People’s Army (NPA) on the island, where 21 people have been killed during the last two weeks of July.

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Opposition: Martial law to worsen Negros violence

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:50:24 +0000

Opposition: Martial law to worsen Negros violence

Opposition lawmakers on Friday warned that imposing martial law in Negros Oriental would only lead to more bloodshed, saying President Duterte’s anti-insurgency campaign had already turned Negros Island into a “killing field.”

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Tit for tat: Give NPA rebels what they deserve, Duterte tells military

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 13:35:35 +0000

Tit for tat: Give NPA rebels what they deserve, Duterte tells military

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered the military to give the communist rebels what they deserve as he accused them of being behind the spate of killings in Negros Oriental. Speaking at the Mindanao-wide distribution of land certificates to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Davao City, Duterte blamed the New People’s Army for […]

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