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DESPITE MARTIAL LAW, CRITICS SAID DUTERTE FAILED TO STOP ARMED ATTACKS IN THE SOUTH, WHICH INCLUDED THE BOMBING OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN JOLO, SULU, THAT LEFT AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE DEAD IN JANUARY 2019.
MANILA, DEC. 10 (XINHUA) -- PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE HAS DECIDED TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES BY 2019, HIS SPOKESMAN SAID ON TUESDAY, AFTER THREE TIMES OF EXTENTION SINCE 2017 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON MARAWI CITY.
"THE PALACE IS CONFIDENT OF THE CAPABILITY OF OUR SECURITY FORCES IN MAINTAINING THE PEACE AND SECURITY OF MINDANAO WITHOUT EXTENDING MARTIAL LAW," PANELO SAID. "THE PEOPLE OF MINDANAO ARE ASSURED THAT ANY INCIPIENT MAJOR THREAT IN THE REGION WOULD BE NIPPED IN THE BUD."
AS FOR INVESTMENTS, DATA FROM THE BOARD OF INVESTMENTS (BOI) SHOWED THAT IN 2018, INVESTORS HAD PLEDGED P16.2 BILLION FOR DAVAO CITY, WAY MORE THAN THE P5 BILLION IN 2017. IT WAS NOT INDICATED THOUGH HOW MUCH OF THE 2018 INVESTMENT PLEDGES CAME FROM FOREIGN INVESTORS, BUT THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES IN THE CITY ALSO ROSE TO 41,292 ESTABLISHMENTS IN 2018 FROM 40,499 IN 2017.
BY TODAY, TYPHOON “TISOY” IS CROSSING SOUTH CHINA SEA AFTER UNLEASHING HEAVY RAINS AND LEAVING BEHIND A TRAIL OF DAMAGE TO CROPS AND TO PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTIES AS IT EXITS THE PHILIPPINES.
「THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF MADE THE DECISION FOLLOWING THE ASSESSMENT OF HIS SECURITY AND DEFENSE ADVISERS OF THE WEAKENING OF THE TERRORIST AND EXTREMIST REBELLION, A RESULT OF THE CAPTURE OR NEUTRALIZATION OF THEIR LEADERS, AS WELL AS THE DECREASE IN THE CRIME INDEX, AMONG THE FACTORS CONSIDERED,」 DUTERTE』S SPOKESMAN SALVADOR PANELO SAID TUESDAY.
「WE HAVE CITED SEVERAL REASONS LIKE IMPROVED SECURITY CLIMATE IN MINDANAO, THE CONTINUES DECLINE OF THE DAESH-INSPIRED LOCAL TERRORIST GROUPS, & TO FURTHER PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT MORE CONDUCIVE TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AS IT DID IN TERMS OF INCREASE IN TRADE AND COMMERCE IN MINDANAO,」 THE STATEMENT FURTHER READS.
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「IT WAS HARD TO SELL MINDANAO UNDER MARTIAL LAW. MARTIAL LAW IS MARTIAL LAW. IT IS VERY HARD TO EXPLAIN TO FOREIGN INVESTORS THAT WHAT WE HAVE IN MINDANAO IS NOT OUTRIGHT MILITARY RULE,」 SEBASTIAN SAID.
DEFENSE SECRETARY DELFIN LORENZANA EARLIER SAID HE WAS NOT INCLINED TO RECOMMEND AN EXTENSION OF MARTIAL LAW, CALLING INSTEAD FOR A TOUGHER ANTI-TERRORISM LAW.
COTABATO CITY (MINDANEWS / 11 DEC) – AMID CALLS TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS BASING FROM SECURITY ASSESSMENT THAT TERROR GROUP THREATS HAVE WEAKENED, THE COTABATO CITY MAYOR CYNTHIA GUIANI-SAYADI WANTED MARTIAL LAW TO BE RETAINED.
THE GOVERNMENT DECLARED VICTORY IN OCTOBER, BUT HE EXTENDED MARTIAL LAW AT THE END OF 2017 AND AGAIN A YEAR LATER, SAYING THAT MILITANTS STILL POSED A THREAT. IT IS BELIEVED THAT SEVERAL FOREIGN MILITANTS ESCAPED THE FIGHTING IN MARAWI AND FLED TO OTHER RESTLESS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, INCLUDING JOLO ISLAND. TWO INDONESIAN SUICIDE BOMBERS KILLED 23 PEOPLE IN A CATHOLIC CHURCH IN JOLO IN JANUARY.
THE SIEGE OF MARAWI CITY BY THE ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS) AFFILIATE MAUTE TERROR GROUP IN MAY 2017 PROMPTED PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE TO PLACE ALL OF MINDANAO UNDER MARTIAL LAW. SINCE THEN, THE DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENT KEPT RECOMMENDING THE MEASURE』S EXTENSION EVEN AFTER THE SIEGE ENDED IN OCTOBER THAT YEAR, CITING THREATS FROM TERRORISTS AND COMMUNIST INSURGENTS.
I HOPE THE REMAINING POCKETS OF EXTREMIST, COMMUNIST, WARLORD LAWLESSNESS, AND PRIVATE ARMIES IN PARTICULAR AREAS WILL BE SQUELCHED FOR GOOD BECAUSE THEIR TERROR ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY DISRUPT PEACEFUL CITIZEN』S LIVES, PREVENT ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND WARD AWAY INVESTORS. (BY REP. LAWRENCE H. FORTUN, AGUSAN DEL NORTE, 1ST DISTRICT)
THE COUNTRY"S MUSLIM MINORITY IN JANUARY OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED IN FAVOUR OF CREATING A NEW AUTONOMOUS REGION WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES CALLED BANGSAMORO, WHICH WILL ELECT ITS OWN LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNMENT AND AIMS TO END YEARS OF UNREST AND GRIEVANCES.

 

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