Two days after declaring a state of lawless violence, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation No.55 declaring a “State of National Emergency on Account of Lawless Violence,” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Monday, September 5.
Edmon, who works as a security guard at a shopping station said he is volunteering himself to fight terrorists who could possibly be responsible for the blast.
President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at Vientiane, Laos Monday evening to attend his first international conference as Philippine president.
President Rodrigo Duterte said he does not doubt the judicial system of Indonesia.
The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Center will extend financial assistance to the families of the casualties during the Davao blast on the night of September 2, Friday.
City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio offered a total of P2 million for those who can give leads and arrest the suspects of the deadly blast here last Friday night.
More than a thousand residents and local leaders gathered at the blast site along Roxas avenue here to light candles and offer prayers for the victims on Saturday afternoon, September 3.
Philippine National Police Chief, Director General Ronald dela Rosa said the Davao night market blast may be a diversionary tactic on the intense anti-illegal campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar together with Presidential spokesperson Sec. Ernesto Abella and Director Mendoza launched a series of anti-drug campaign advertisement here on Friday, August 2, at the Royal Mandaya Hotel to show the effects of drugs to any individual.
Human rights group Amnesty International and the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Saturday, September 3, urged President Rodrigo Duterte to respond to the deadly Davao blast “with peace and not with more violations of human rights.”
