Since Duterte declared martial law throughout Mindanao on May 23, there have been reports of discrimination against Muslims. ID requirements for Muslims should be rejected outright.
Authorities arrested three suspects whom they claimed as supporters of the Maute group in a village in Cagayan de Oro City early morning Wednesday.
President Rodrigo Duterte is welcomed by Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao upon the President's arrival at the 1002nd Infantry Brigade headquarters in Malungon, Sarangani on July 5, 2017. (ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
President Rodrigo Duterte comforts Dexter Carlos, Sr., who is grieving for the brutal murder of his mother, wife, and three children after they were brutally killed by in their house on June 27, 2017. The President extended his condolences and handed the government’s financial assistance to the bereaved family during his wake visit at San Jose del Monte City in Bulacan on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. (KING RODRIGUEZ/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
We in Konsyensya Dabaw are disturbed by the series of messages from the President that promote militarism and put civilians at risk.