Duterte rules out martial in Negros for now- Palace

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 11:31:07 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte ruled out declaring martial law in Negros Oriental for now despite a series of killings by suspected communist rebels, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters,…READ

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Albayalde: So far there’s no sign to call for martial law in Negros Oriental

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:00:45 +0000

Albayalde: So far there’s no sign to call for martial law in Negros Oriental

For now, there’s nothing in the current peace and order situation in Negros Oriental that would warrant a declaration of martial law there.

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PNP won’t recommend martial law in Negros Oriental for now

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 02:46:07 +0000

PNP won’t recommend martial law in Negros Oriental for now

The PNP said that for now, it cannot recommend martial law in Negros Oriental amid the string of killings there, since security operations are enough to maintain peace in the province.

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Reds reply tit-for-tat to Duterte, orders attacks on DDS, too

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:13:14 +0000

Reds reply tit-for-tat to Duterte, orders attacks on DDS, too

LUCENA CITY—The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) on Sunday (Aug. 4) described President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to the military to respond “tit-for-tat” to supposed rebel atrocities as a “code for killings and torture” that would target civilians, promising to “fight back” for noncombatants who can’t defend themselves.

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Suspect in killing of cops in Negros Oriental arrested

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 16:35:04 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities arrested a suspect in the killing of four police officers who were allegedly tortured in Negros Oriental, police said. The Central Visayas Police Regional Office (PRO 7) identified the suspect as Jojo Torres Ogatis, 19. Members of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) 7 Striking Force l arrested the suspect in […]

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DOJ: State of Lawlessness can be used to quell violence in Negros Oriental

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:39:51 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of Lawlessness proclamation in 2016 remains in place and can be used to quell violence in Negros Oriental, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Friday.

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Claims of state-sponsored killings? Palace says baseless, malicious

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 03:06:13 +0000

Claims of state-sponsored killings? Palace says baseless, malicious

“Baseless and laced with malice” was how Malacañang described Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares’ claims on state-sponsored killings.

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Panelo: Duterte may place Negros Oriental under martial law

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:24:52 +0000

President Duterte may place Negros Oriental under martial law to quell lawless violence on the island and put an end to the killings

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Bishop pleads to Duterte: More blood won’t stop Negros bloodshed

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:57:22 +0000

A top Church leader on Negros Island decried the Duterte administration’s bloodthirsty response to the bloodbath in Negros Oriental province, appealing to President Rodrigo Duterte to abandon plans to declare martial law and instead tread on a path to peace by resuming talks with communist guerrillas.

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300 PNP-SAF members to do patrols, checkpoints in Negros Oriental

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 10:21:03 +0000

300 PNP-SAF members to do patrols, checkpoints in Negros Oriental

The 300 members of the PNP-SAF that will be deployed to Negros Oriental will conduct patrol and checkpoint operations there.

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