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Martial law extension in Mindanao won't solve terrorism: senators

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 06:03 PM

Extending martial law in Mindanao will not solve terrorism and hunger in the southern part of the country, some lawmakers said Thursday, days after an explosion in Sultan Kudarat left 3 people dead. Read more »

‘No erasures, no revisions’

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 03:13 PM

Former Social Welfare Secretary and Professor Judy Taguiwalo places slogans on pictures of UP President Danny Concepcion after a briefing by faculty members at the University of the Philippines (UP) on Thursday.  Read more »

Military rule, Bangsamoro Law don't guarantee peace - Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 01:40 PM

Martial law and a measure giving wider self-rule to Muslims in the south did not ensure peace in the region, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Thursday, citing an explosion during a town festival in Sultan Kudarat that left 3 people killed, including a girl.    Read more »

Arroyo says will back another martial law extension in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 12:38 PM

Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Thursday said she will support President Rodrigo Duterte if he would seek another extension of martial law in Mindanao. Read more »

Risky? Marquee actors urged to play bigger role in social movement

Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 02:07 AM

Filmmakers featured in the month-long Never Forget Film Festival shared their thoughts on a generally muted culture in the entertainment industry. Read more »

'Martial law sa Mindanao, posibleng ma-extend muli'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 30 04:43 AM

Posibleng ma-extend muli ang martial law sa Mindanao. Read more »

Isulan bombing

Stringer/AFP
Updated as of Aug 30 04:57 PM

A police investigator (left) gathers evidence at the site of a bomb blast in Isulan town on the southern island of Mindanao on Wendesday. Read more »

Martial law sa Mindanao, tinitingnan kung palalawigin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 09:56 PM

Posibleng humingi na naman ng extension sa martial law sa Mindanao ang Malacañang kasunod ng pagsabog kagabi sa Sultan Kudarat. Read more »

Military links BIFF to Sultan Kudarat blast

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 03:05 PM

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines believes that members of the terrorist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are behind the fatal blast in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday. Read more »

Sara Duterte open to possible extension of martial law in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 11:20 AM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Wednesday said she is open to the possibility of extending martial law in Mindanao if the Armed Forces of the Philippines deems it necessary. Read more »

Medialdea: Blasts in south 'not good signs,' martial law extension may be an 'option'

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 11:02 AM

Martial law, which was declared following a deadly blast in Davao City in September 2016, will expire at the end of this year. Read more »

UP student council hits 'insulting' Imee Marcos, Kabataang Barangay reunion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 05:04 PM

MANILA - The University of the Philippines - Diliman (UPD) student council on Tuesday condemned the reported reunion of the defunct Kabataang Barangay with Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos last Saturday at the Quezon City campus.  Read more »

Responding to calls for her family to apologize, Imee Marcos says ‘dedma’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 01:37 AM

Marcos ignored calls for her family to apologize over the military rule imposed on the country by her father, saying the matter is already a non-issue. Read more »

Imee Marcos' presence 'degraded' Cry of Pugad Lawin anniversary, group says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 11:43 PM

The presence of Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos "degraded" the celebration of the 122nd anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin in Quezon City, a group of artists and media practitioners said Thursday.   Read more »

'Where's the remorse?' Maza twits Marcos after 'move on' remark

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 11:01 AM

The Marcoses should apologize and show remorse before Filipinos can move on from the years of martial law under dictator Ferdinand Marcos, a member of the human rights claims board said Thursday. Read more »

Liberal Party chief to Marcoses: 'Apologize first' before Filipinos 'move on'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 11:52 PM

Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Wednesday said the Marcos family must first apologize before the Filipino people could "move on" from atrocities committed during the Martial Law era. Read more »

CHR awaits Duterte’s greenlight to distribute funds to martial law victims

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 08:05 PM

The human rights body said it is waiting for Duterte to issue an executive order authorizing it to distribute funds allotted to victims of human rights violations committed during the Marcos presidency. Read more »

Alleged Maute bomb expert killed in GenSan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 01:05 PM

(UPDATED) An alleged bomb expert of the Islamic State-inspired Maute group was killed in a firefight with police and military forces inGeneral Santos City on Monday, authorities said. Read more »

WATCH: Tony Labrusca is tortured in new film about martial law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 10:00 PM

In "ML," directed by Benedict Mique, Labrusca's character is beaten to a pulp by an old man played by Eddie Garcia. Read more »

Hilbay: Draft charter allows president to declare martial law 'anytime'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 12:42 PM

Under the draft federal charter, the sitting president can declare martial law anytime, a constitutional law professor said Wednesday. Read more »