Politics

When the battle between government troops and extremists in Marawi City erupted two months ago, 33 year-old Rosemina Mocsana, a mother of two children aged 11 and 12, evacuated with her family walking an estimate of four kilometers from the Mindanao State University​-​Marawi City compound going to Saguiaran town in Lanao del Norte to flee ​from ​the conflict area. They left their place at 8​:00 ​am and arrive in Saguiaran at 3​:00 ​pm. They had to pause ​every now and then to let ​t​he​i​r mother, who was suffering arthritis, rest.

The Presidential News Desk issued a statement on the preparations for the President’s SONA and we have listed five of the things to share with you.

The city government of Tagum was conferred with the Seal of Child-friendly Local Governance Award because of its initiatives advocating children’s welfare and rights, a statement from the City’s Information Office said Sunday.

More than 300 workers from Southern Tagalog, National Capital Region, Southern Mindanao Region and CARAGA (Region XIII) in Mindanao converged in a camp-out at the historic Mendiola Bridge in Manila.

While Duterte’s performance is enough for the majority and while his ratings remain high, the poor sector said aside from the security, they don’t feel the ‘change’ with the present administration.

Labor leaders from various places in the country expressed fear and concern over more cases of suppression of their rights as lawmakers on Saturday voted 461 to 18 the extension of the imposition of Martial Law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao.

The Congress has spoken and ​it granted the extension of ​Martial Law in Mindanao ​to December 31 this year.

For Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, the decision reached by the members of Congress on Saturday, July 22 was a vote against the interest of the people of Marawi.

The approval of the Congress to extend martial law until December this year on Sunday has drawn various reactions from different sectors in the city.

The military on Friday has urged troops assigned in checkpoints and mobile patrols to afford the civilians with courtesy following several reports of individuals complaining of rude soldiers.