The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has called on its armed wing to continue its resistance against the imposition of the martial law to which they say would only prolong the restrictions against civil and political freedom in Mindanao.
Four government troopers belonging to the Philippine Security Group were wounded in an encounter with more or less 50 armed men believed to be members of the New People’s Army in the boundaries of North Cotabato, Bukidnon and this city on Wednesday morning, July 1.
Various groups have expressed opposition to the plan of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend the imposition of martial law and the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao.
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales got the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday – the President’s resentment was said to have originated from Morales’ comments during an interview on “killing people”.
President Rodrigo Duterte is seeing a weak case of usurpation of authority against former President Benigno Aquino III over the botched operations of the elite Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015.