Of stewardship and democratic aspirations

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/30/2017

  Talks of charter change are not contributing to the strengthening of our democratic institutions in the era of transitions, where our still young nation still finds itself in. Such plan is, in fact, adding to the…

Duterte to deliver ‘realistic but hopeful’ Sona as militants set protest in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/23/2017

Allies and critics alike of the Duterte administration have many expectations in today’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte, which Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said would be “frank, challenging, realistic but hopeful.” “The…

Uncertainty amid Sona

07/23/2017

Clouds of uncertainty have hovered over the Duterte presidency in the past few months, and the growing public concern mostly stems from its willingness to resort to extreme measures such as martial law to justify its efforts…

Puwede na nga i-nationwide ang martial law?

Lloyd Suarez 07/23/2017

Palapdan ni Presidente Duterte ang coverage sa martial law ug apilon na ang Luzon ug Visayas human gihatagan siya og lugway hangtud karong Disyembre 31 sa iyang deklarasyon sa mga senador ug mga kongresista atol sa joint…

Cebu militants angered over martial law extension

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/22/2017

Cebu-based militant groups voiced their anger over Congress’s decision to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of the year. Dennis Darige, coordinator of Partido Manggagawa said it is unnecessary to extend Martial Law and it…

Militants protest SC ruling on martial law declaration

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/07/2017

WAVING traditional red flags and laying black cardboard coffins on Colon Street, some 20 members of the militant group Anakbayan staged a rally yesterday morning to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of…

No rights abuses reported so far under Mindanao martial law

06/17/2017

The Commission on Human Rights has not received any rights abuses in Mindanao, nearly after a month since President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire region under martial law in response to the siege of Marawi City by…

Alarming evidence

Editorial 06/07/2017

A video clip and the discovery of P79 million in cash and checks from a house in Marawi City may bolster the Duterte administration’s position to extend its martial law over Mindanao at the Supreme Court. The…

Will there be peace in Mindanao?

Jobers R. Bersales 06/07/2017

So much has been written about the pros and cons of martial law in Mindanao, most especially why it is mostly people in Luzon who are complaining while those in the south are not. I was with…

Condemn terror attacks but careful about martial law

06/01/2017

MANIFESTO OF THE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE GROUP (FLAG) REGION 7 STRONGLY CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON MARAWI CITY AND URGING PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE TO RESPECT THE CONSTITUTION BY RECOGNIZING THE POWER OF THE SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW…

Duterte’s martial law version is justifiable so far

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 06/01/2017

With all due respect to those who had a miserable experience during the martial law of the late dictator president Ferdinand Marcos, the recently declared martial law in Mindanao by President Rodrigo Duterte is so far within…

Pols, martial law survivors decry ‘climate of fear’ under Duterte

Inquirer.net 02/25/2017

Survivors of martial law, millennials and militants gathered at the People Power monument in Quezon City to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution on Saturday. Also present were former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino…

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