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…

PH, Malaysia, Indonesia to start joint patrols off Mindanao

06/03/2017

SINGAPORE — Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to counter threats from Islamic State group militants, Malaysia’s defense minister said Saturday. Hishammuddin Hussein made the comments…

Neda chief: Mindanao, Clark train projects up for Digong’s OK

Inquirer.net 06/02/2017

The initial phase of the railway aimed at connecting key cities on Mindanao island will be up for President Rodrigo Duterte’s go-ahead later this month after the National Economic and Development Authority’s Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (Neda…

More Marawi City refugees arrive in Cebu City today

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/01/2017

REFUGEES from Marawi City continue to arrive in Cebu City as the conflict there remains unresolved. Another batch of refugees are arriving early today on board the MV Trans Asia 8, which left Iligan City last night,…

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…

DSWD delivers relief supplies to Marawi

06/01/2017

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has sent a total of 20,000 family food packs to Mindanao to respond the need for food of the families affected by the armed conflict in…

Additional police to be sent to Mindanao

Benjie Talisic 05/29/2017

ADDITIONAL personnel from the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) will be deployed to embattled Marawi City and other areas near the conflict zone in Mindanao. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, PRO-7 chief, said they received word from Camp Crame…

Helping Marawi

Editorial 05/29/2017

The sheer volume and flurry of online posts for and against the imposition of martial law in Mindanao overshadowed other equally urgent issues such as extending assistance to those in Marawi City which had been under siege…

Trump’s predicament and Mindanao crisis

Ricky Poca 05/29/2017

The likelihood of US President Donald Trump facing impeachment grew with his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. While he reportedly bragged about his firing of Comey during a meeting with Russian officials at the Oval…

Mindanao violence to hurt tourism, says Cebu City exec

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/28/2017

THE violence in Mindanao and the declaration of martial law brought about by the clash between government forces and the Maute Group in Marawi City will certainly have a negative impact on the tourism industry, an official…

DepEd Cebu City to accept transferees from Mindanao

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2017

THE Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City Division is ready to accommodate possible transferees from Marawi City and other areas in Mindanao that were affected by the declaration of martial law. Minang Manggis, Cebu City Division Madrasah…

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