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ASSURANCE. Philippine National Police Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa says they will make sure human rights will be respected should President Rodrigo Duterte declare Martial Law in Mindanao. Dela Rosa in an interview at the Police Regional Office 11 headquarters in Buhangin, Davao City, on Friday, March 10 said he was a martial law victim himself.(Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

PNP chief assures the public to uphold human rights  

Philippine National Police Director General Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said they would uphold human rights in case President Rodrigo Duterte declare Martial Law in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article NPA owns up ambush in Bansalan
New People's Army guerillas gather in Paquibato district in Davao City on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 for the celebration of the Communist Party of the Philippines' 48th founding anniversary. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

NPA owns up ambush in Bansalan

In a statement released Friday night, Rigoberto Sanchez, spokesperson of the NPA Southern Mindanao Operations Command said the NPAs carried out an order “to exact revolutionary justice” against a certain Marlon Lomantas at 2:20 am whom they claimed is a former military man “turned active intelligence agent of the 39th IB and a known drug trader” in Barangay Sibayan.

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Read more about the article Mindanao officials says Duterte’s warning ‘a challenge, not a threat’

Mindanao officials says Duterte’s warning ‘a challenge, not a threat’

Some local officials who were present Thursday when President Rodrigo Duterte made a statement that he will declare Martial Law if they will not help him curb terrorism and violence in Mindanao viewed it more as a “challenge” than a threat.

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Read more about the article Militants ?denounce Duterte’s Martial Law threat in Mindanao
IGNITING PROTEST. Pedro Arnado, spokesperson of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Southern Mindanao says in a news conference Friday that declaring Martial Law in Mindanao to address the problem of terrorism and drugs will only ignite uprising of the farmers who will be victimized by indiscriminate bombing and human rights violations. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

Militants ?denounce Duterte’s Martial Law threat in Mindanao

Progressive organizations here denounced Friday the recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte that he will declare Martial Law if local officials in Mindanao will not help him curb terrorism and address the drug problem.

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Read more about the article ?Expedite management framework for Benham Rise, group tells gov’t 
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?Expedite management framework for Benham Rise, group tells gov’t 

An international ocean conservation and advocacy organization urged the government to expedite the formulation of the management framework to protect and sustainably manage the Benham Rise, an undersea region located east of Luzon.

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