Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said people must understand what President odrigo Duterte is saying and weigh whether the President’s utterances are merely jokes or serious statements.
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Malacañang has given an assurance that President Rodrigo Duterte will consider the interests of other vital stakeholders, not only of the military and the police, when he decides whether to extend the imposition of martial law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Marawi and Mindanao and to expand its coverage into other areas in the country.
Whether or not its duration will be extended and area of coverage expanded, the fate of Martial Law in Mindanao is now in the hands of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Thousands of members of peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas will hit the streets of Manila on July 24, Monday, in time with the second State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte to press for the implementation of genuine land reform, free distribution of land and the lifting of martial law in Mindanao.
Fifty-four workers from Korean-owned Shin Sun Tropical Fruit Co. from Compostela Valley province join the ongoing workers’ camp out in Metro Manila to protest the imposition of martial law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao.
A national group representing the Moro people is calling the government to immediately act on the Ombudsman’s order for the filing of criminal charges against former president Benigno S. Aquino III for his liability in the Mamasapano massacre.
The assessment of the Armed Forces of the Philippines whether to extend or not the imposition of martial law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao is coming out in a week.
Human Rights group Karapatan dubbed as “a classic example of impunity under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte” the non-indictment of murder charges and reinstatement of Supt. Marvin Marcos to police service.
The funds intended for the rehabilitation of Marawi City in central Mindanao from the rubbles of the continuing war is now ready for release.
The government’s efforts to end contractualization in the labor sector and the continuing war against illegal drugs are among the reports that President Rodrigo Duterte will render to the Filipino people during his second State of the National Address on July 24.
