A multisectoral group here lauded a dissenting Supreme Court Justice and three other SC justices after the High Tribunal upheld the enforcement of Martial Law in Mindanao.
After the Supreme Court dismissed all the petitions against the imposition of martial law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao, Presidential son and this city’s Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte called on the people to stand united and render full support to Martial Law.
Lawyers who petitioned against the declaration of Martial Law expressed dismay on the Supreme Courts’s affirmation of its constitutionality on Tuesday, July 4.
Seven government soldiers were killed after the New People’s Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, ambushed an army unit in Monkayo, Compostela Valley province on July 1.
The City government here filed charges against the developer of the Gaisano Capital Mall in Catalunan Pequeño, Davao City for failing to comply the necessary documents prior to its construction.
The Army said government troopers successfully took control one of the strongholds of the Maute Group within the main battle area (MBA) in Marawi on Monday.
The country’s solicitor-general lauded the decision of the Supreme Court that affirmed Proclamation No. 216 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte in May this year declaring martial law in Mindanao.
Alongside the fighting they waged against government forces for more than 40 days now in Marawi City, members of the Maute Group were also into looting spree by ransacking abandoned residences, stealing cash, pieces of jewelry and other valuables.
The Embassy of the United States announced the arrival of 67 new Peace Corps volunteers in the Philippines.
Amid human rights complaints from groups, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he is hopeful that the Supreme Court will rule in favor to the legality of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao.
