Critics of Martial Law are wary of a “full-blown” dictatorship under President Rodrigo Duterte after the Lower House and the Senate approved the extension of Martial Law in the whole island of Mindanao until December 31, 2018.
During the protest action held at Magsaysay Park in Cagayan de Oro City, protesters burned an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump who were depicted as riding a battle tank.
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said they have enough time to decide on the proposed extension of Martial Law in Mindanao for another year.
The business group in Marawi City said the cost of the five-month war against the Maute Group reached P8.8 billion.
A drinking session led to a death of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) personnel who was shot by his fellow serviceman in Barangay Lumbia here late Friday night, authorities said Saturday.
PO1 Bristol Catalan Jr. is released on December 4, months after his arrest in August
The NPA says they do not fear Duterte’s threat of all-out war
President Duterte says it again: lifting martial law in Mindanao depends on what the military and police will recomend
President Rodrigo Duterte is keeping his fingers crossed that China will keep its promise to not build anything on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said if government forces are found guilty of looting residents in Marawi City, homeowners should receive reparations.
