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By JOSEPH ARNEL DELIVERIO Sibugay Express and VERA Files MORO National Liberation Front chairman Nur Misuari will question the legality of the recent oil exploration and drilling in the Sulu Sea, saying such activities should be coursed through the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and not through the national government. Misuari issued the statement during

DESPITE the string of natural disasters that struck the country, more Filipinos expect a more prosperous Christmas this year than a year ago, and a big majority is looking forward to 2010 with hope, a Pulse Asia survey said. The research organization’s October 22 to 30 poll found 29 percent of its 1,800  adult respondents

FORMER Senate President Jovito Salonga and a group of lawyers on Monday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to schedule oral arguments on their petition questioning the constitutionality of Proclamation No. 1959 even after President Gloria Arroyo on Saturday lifted martial law in Maguindanao. Issued on Dec. 4, Proclamation No. 1959 imposed martial law and suspended

FORMER Senate President Jovito Salonga and a group of lawyers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stop Malacanang from implementing Proclamation 1959 placing Maguindanao under martial rule and to declare the presidential directive signed last week as unconstitutional. The petitioners said President Gloria Arroyo gravely abused her discretion in declaring martial law and suspending

THE November 23 Movement, a coalition of media organizations and groups calling for accountability and swift justice to the slain journalists and other victims of the Ampatuan Massacre, is opposing the declaration of martial law in Maguindanao. Its statement:

Proclaiming a State of Martial Law and suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the province of Maguindanao except for certain areas.Whereas, Proclamation No. 1946 was issued on 24 November 2009 declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and the City of Cotabato for the purpose of

PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has ordered a state of martial law in Maguindanao province, which could pave the way for the swift arrests of other suspects who have been linked to the November 23 massacre which killed 57 innocent civilians, according to abs-cbnnews.com. Government sources, who declined to be named, said martial law will take

TWO in three Filipinos believe next year’s elections will push through as scheduled.  But should elections be postponed or cancelled, nearly half think there will be “much trouble” and the same number say they will likely support but not join any protest actions arising from the postponement or cancellation. Pulse Asia released Thursday these and

THE National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections has urged the Commission on Elections to move its Maguindanao office from Shariff Aguak to another location following the massacre of at least 57 civilians on their way to the local Comelec office for the filing of the certificate of candidacy of a gubernatorial hopeful. The poll watchdog

A BUSINESS organization has urged the Arroyo administration to disarm and dismantle all private armies nationwide even as it made the government accountable for the massacre that has so far taken 57 lives in Maguindanao. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Makati Business Club chastised the government for allowing and nurturing political warlordism in

UNITED Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and members of the international community have condemned Monday’s massacre in Maguindanao, which left at least 46 civilians, including a dozen journalists, dead in the worst pre-election violence case recorded in the Philippines.  They also called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. Ban’s spokesperson said in a statement:

THREE members of the Ampatuan clan were expelled Wednesday from the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD party following their suspected involvement in the massacre of 57 civilians, including journalists, in Maguindanao on Monday. Lakas-Kampi-CMD chair and standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro, who visited Maguindanao Wednesday, said the party’s National Executive Committee “unanimously decided” to expel Maguindanao Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr.