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Tag Archives: Martial Law
Duterte’s Cyber Army meets the Philippine Army
If there is any institution that was able to fully institutionalize the lessons of martial law and the People Power Revolt, it is the Philippine military. That lesson is that they should always be united. They should never allow themselves to be on opposite sides of the political fence. Better be on the wrong side than to be on opposite sides. Why?
Rights groups say no to violence and martial law
Human rights defenders warn against a brewing dictatorship.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte on SC’s role in martial law
President Rodrigo Duterte has been vacillating on his stand about the Supreme Court’s role in the martial law declaration, from saying he won’t listen to the high court at all to recognizing that the justices have a say on its validity.
Killings of farmers on the rise under Duterte
Fifty-three-year-old Rodolfo Tagalog Sr. was harvesting coconuts when he heard and felt the shots. A bullet almost grazing his right shoulder, he fell instantly from the top of the tree and fractured his left shoulder.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte changes tune on SC’s role in martial law
President Duterte changes tune on the Supreme Court’s role in martial law.
VIDEO: Life under martial law
What happens around the city hours before the curfew? Journalist Luis Liwanag took this video from Iligan City.
PHOTOS: Martial law in Iligan
The city’s vibe has changed since President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ilang presidente na ang nagdeklara ng martial law sa Pilipinas?
Hindi, sa katunayan, si Duterte ang ika-apat, mula nang maging isang republika ang Pilipinas noong 1899.
Martial law in Mindanao ‘dress rehearsal’ for authoritarian rule — Monsod
Christian Monsod said there was a “a bigger agenda” in the declaration of martial law.
