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Defense chief bucks martial law extension in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 04:13 PM

Mindanao has been under martial rule since mid-2016, when extremists waving the Islamic State flag laid siege on Marawi City for 5 months. It will lapse at the end of 2019. Read more »

Duterte to heed military, police on 4th martial law extension in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 05:44 AM

MANILA—Extending martial law in Mindanao for the fourth time will depend on the recommendation of the military and police, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday night. Read more »

PNP may recommend martial law extension in select areas in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 06:47 PM

The Philippine National Police may recommend the extension of martial law in select areas in Mindanao, its officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa said Wednesday. Read more »

Martial law sa Mindanao, dapat pa bang palawigin?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 12:25 AM

Magpupulong na ang security cluster ng gobyerno ngayong buwan, para talakayin kung kailangan pang palawigin o bawiin na ang batas militar sa Mindanao. Read more »

After nearly 3 years, authorities eye lifting Mindanao martial law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 12:43 AM

Martial law could be lifted in Mindanao after nearly 3 years, police said Tuesday, while the interior and local government department sought military rule in selected areas in the region. Read more »

The ANC Brief: A break, a leave or a rest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 04:00 AM

The health of President Rodrigo Duterte is in sharp focus. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Defense chief thumbs down another extension of Mindanao martial law

Jorge Carino, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 05:23 PM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday he was not inclined to recommend another extension of martial rule in Mindanao, calling instead for a tougher anti-terrorism law. Read more »

'The Kingmaker' review: The power and vainglory of Imelda Marcos

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 08 10:33 AM

It was always a little too easy to laugh at Imelda Marcos. Read more »

Mayor Sara Duterte wants Davao City exempted from martial law

Vina Araneta, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 09:56 PM

DAVAO CITY - Mayor Sara Duterte plans to seek the help of the House of Representatives to exempt Davao City from martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Former rights body chair: PCGG under Duterte has been very timid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 02:58 PM

Martial law survivor and former Human Rights Commission Chairperson, Etta Rosales is disappointed over the Anti-Graft Court's dismissal of another ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses. Rosales claims the PCGG is not wining cases due to lack of support from president Rodrigo Duterte who is known to have close ties with the Marcos family.    Read more »

“Perception is real, the truth is not,” says Imelda in hot new docu on her life

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 01 10:32 PM

In The Kingmaker, the filmmaker Lauren Greenfield put the spotlight back on Imelda Marcos, and it looks like Madam had the time of her life working it for the camera Read more »

Martial law a 'tool' to save democracy: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 01:29 PM

The declaration of martial law is a "tool" to save the country's democracy and should only be used when the Constitution dictates, Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

Lacson: Marcos martial law had benefits but ‘greed, abuse’ ruined it

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 01:01 AM

Lacson said he believes Marcos declared martial law for "many good reasons" 47 years ago on Saturday, but those were never realized once military rule took effect. Read more »

Martial law and 4 'freedom publishers': Roces, Burgos, et al

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 01:12 PM

Press freedom was curtailed during martial law, but these 4 newspaper publishers pushed the fight for truth and freedom despite the difficult times. Read more »

Martial Law baby

Sol F. Juvida
Updated as of Sep 21 02:01 PM

An activist and journalist from the years of Marcos’s military rule tells her story of raising a child during the country’s darkest hours Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 20, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 12:07 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Getting a Marcos tattoo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:21 PM

An artist tattoos a portrait of former President Ferdinand Marcos, who declared martial law in the country 47 years ago.  Read more »

Libo-libo nagmartsa para sa paggunita ng ika-47 anibersaryo ng martial law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 08:35 PM

Anila, mahalaga ang araw na ito para maalala ng mga Pilipino ang mahaba at mapait na kabanata ng martial law ni Marcos. Read more »

Groups mark 47th year after Martial Law

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 04:11 PM

Members of multi-sectoral groups gather in Mendiola, Manila on Friday for a program calling for an end to supposed political repression and human rights abuses against those critical of the government’s policies. Read more »

University of the Philippines to offer subject on Martial Law

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 10:34 AM

In this edition of #MattersofFact, UP associate professor Gonzalo Campoamor talks about the subject's coverage and why it's still needed more than 30 years since the fall of Marcos. Read more »