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CHR welcomes longer distribution period for martial law victims’ compensation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 01:07 AM

A total of 11,103 human rights victims are entitled to compensation from Marcos’ secret Swiss bank deposits worth P10 billion. Read more »

Unproven? Duterte's statement on Marcos' ill-gotten wealth draws flak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 08:15 PM

MANILA - Victims of human rights abuses during martial law lashed back at President Rodrigo Duterte for his statement casting doubt on allegations that the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos and his family had amassed ill-gotten wealth.  Read more »

Ilang grupo, kandidato pumalag sa pahayag ni Duterte ukol sa Marcos wealth

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 08:05 PM

Binuweltahan ng mga biktima ng martial law at ilang kandidato sa halalan ang pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kung saan sinabi niyang wala pang katunayan na may mga nakaw na yaman ang pamilya Marcos. Read more »

'But I don't have to agree with her': Martial law victim Neri Colmenares 'willing to work' with Imee Marcos

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 02:08 PM

Imee is the daughter of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, whose regime saw thousands of human rights victims under his martial law rule. Read more »

Martial law should be lifted in parts of Mindanao - Nene Pimentel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 12:02 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should lift his declaration of martial law over some parts of Mindanao, former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said Sunday.   Read more »

'Kampanya kontra droga hihigpitan'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 11:35 PM

"I think I would be more, well, I said, harsher in the days to come," sabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ukol sa kampanya kontra droga. Read more »

Bersamin defends SC affirmation of martial law extension amid criticism

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 04:12 PM

MANILA- Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday defended the Supreme Court's majority decision to uphold the third extension of martial law in Mindanao, which has drawn criticism.   Read more »

Otso Diretso bets hit Supreme Court decision upholding martial law extension

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 05:23 PM

Otso Diretso candidates expressed disappointment over the 9-4 decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the extension of martial law in Mindanao.    Read more »

SC affirms 3rd extension of Mindanao martial law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 01:53 AM

The Supreme Court affirms the third extension of martial law in Mindanao, dismissing the petitions filed by four different groups. Mike Navallo reports Read more »

SC votes to uphold 3rd martial law extension in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 02:06 AM

MANILA (5th UPDATE) - The Supreme Court has affirmed the third extension of martial law in Mindanao, dismissing the petitions filed by 4 different groups, a spokesman for the high tribunal disclosed on Tuesday. Read more »

Gadon rejects ill-gotten wealth charge vs Marcoses

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 09:51 PM

Lawyer Larry Gadon denied on Sunday that the family of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. amassed ill-gotten wealth over their 2-decade rule. Read more »

Te returns to high court to argue vs Mindanao martial law extension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 05:20 AM

MANILA - Former Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te made his way back to the high court on Tuesday, more than 4 months after his resignation, to argue before the magistrates he once spoke for. Read more »

Jardeleza gets Calida to agree on baseline for lifting of martial law in Mindanao

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 02:12 AM

 A Supreme Court justice on Tuesday managed to get Solicitor General Jose Calida and the Armed Forces of the Philippines to agree, on behalf of the government, to a baseline or minimum for lifting of martial law in Mindanao, should the high court uphold its extension. Read more »

Government urged not to use Jolo bombing to justify martial law extension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 01:34 AM

A former lawmaker and one of the petitioners questioning the third extension of martial law in Mindanao on Tuesday asked the government not to invoke the recent Jolo bombing in justifying the martial law extension. Read more »

For one justice, prayer is solution to Mindanao unrest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 12:53 AM

MANILA - In the midst of discussions at the Supreme Court on whether or not there is sufficient factual basis for the third extension of martial law in Mindanao, one justice offered a solution: prayer. Read more »

The Day in Photos: 29 January 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 10:29 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Caguioa, Leonen see inconsistencies in gov't push for Mindanao martial law extension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 10:15 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court on Tuesday concluded oral arguments on the four petitions questioning the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Justifying martial law in Mindanao

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 07:33 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida (3rd left) converses with Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año (2nd left) and Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde (2nd right) before the oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday on the extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Leonen questions 'credibility' of reports justifying Mindanao martial law extension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 06:50 PM

Supreme Court Justice Marvic Leonen questioned inconsistencies in the list of incidents submitted by the government in justifying the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Caguioa grills AFP, SolGen on justification of Mindanao martial law extension

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 06:01 PM

MANILA- A Supreme Court magistrate on Tuesday quizzed a military intelligence officer on incidents the government raised to justify the extension of martial law in Mindanao until yearend, as the high court held oral arguments on petitions against it.  Read more »