Coronavirus Outbreak: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accuses rebels of killing soldiers, threatens to declare martial law
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accuses rebels of killing soldiers, threatens to declare martial law

Firstpost  

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Friday said Rodrigo Duterte also approved during a meeting with cabinet officials the extension of a lockdown in metropolitan Manila and several provinces and cities up to 15 May. Manila: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has angrily threatened to declare martial law after accusing communist rebels of killing two soldiers, who escorted the delivery of cash and food aid to villagers as his government scrambled to deal with a growing number of coronavirus infections. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Friday said Duterte also approved during a meeting with cabinet officials the extension of a lockdown in metropolitan Manila and several provinces and cities up to 15 May. I will try to finish all of you, including you the legal, you should go and hide.” Duterte renewed his attacks on the New People’s Army guerrillas, who he said has extorted large amounts of money from big companies and stole firearms of slain soldiers in an insurgency that has dragged on for more than a half century.

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Philippines President threatens people refusing vaccine, says go to India
3 years, 9 months ago

Philippines President threatens people refusing vaccine, says go to India

India Today  

The Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said during a pre-recorded televised public address that people who are not willing to get vaccinated will be arrested. While addressing the nation, Rodrigo Duterte said, “Don’t get me wrong. Rodrigo Duterte further threatened vaccine decliners with a dose of ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug used to treat animals. You people who don’t like to get …

Philippines President Duterte threatens to jail those who refuse Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 9 months ago

Philippines President Duterte threatens to jail those who refuse Covid-19 vaccine

CNN  

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail people who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus as his country battles one of Asia’s worst outbreaks, with more than 1.3 million cases and 23,000 deaths. “You choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed,” Duterte said in a televised address on Monday following reports of low turnouts at several vaccination …

Philippines coronavirus: Critics accuse the government of using lockdowns to crack down on dissent
4 years, 7 months ago

Philippines coronavirus: Critics accuse the government of using lockdowns to crack down on dissent

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Questioning the world’s toughest coronavirus restrictions can be a risky business in the Philippines. “If happened at a time when we weren’t under quarantine, there would have been mass protests outside,” said Maria Ressa, a journalist and critic of the Duterte administration. The strict coronavirus measures devastated the country’s economy, leading the Duterte administration to pass …

Rodrigo Duterte renews push for death penalty in Philippines amid soaring COVID-19 cases
4 years, 7 months ago

Rodrigo Duterte renews push for death penalty in Philippines amid soaring COVID-19 cases

ABC  

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a return of the death penalty, in a sweeping state of the nation address in which he said he was committed to killing drug offenders. Key points: Mr Duterte said imposing one of the world's strictest lockdowns may have hurt the economy He urged the passage of a bill to allow lethal injections …

Duterte threatens criminals, seeks death penalty for drugs
4 years, 8 months ago

Duterte threatens criminals, seeks death penalty for drugs

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned would-be criminals on Monday that “bodies will pile up” if they turn to robberies and other crimes during the coronavirus pandemic and urged that the death penalty be restored for illegal drugs. Duterte acknowledged that his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic was “far from perfect” and but gave assurances that “we …

Coronavirus: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to extend lockdown beyond 9 weeks
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to extend lockdown beyond 9 weeks

India Today  

The Philippines will extend its lockdown beyond nine weeks in "some areas" this weekend, according to its president, stretching one of the world's strictest and longest community quarantines to try to contain coronavirus outbreaks. President Rodrigo Duterte mentioned the extension during a meeting with his Covid-19 task force that was aired on state television on Tuesday morning, but did not …

Coronavirus: Philippine president Duterte threatens to impose martial law after 120,000 arrested for violating lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Philippine president Duterte threatens to impose martial law after 120,000 arrested for violating lockdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Filipinos have been threatened with …

Coronavirus lockdown: Rodrigo Duterte threatens martial law-like enforcement
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown: Rodrigo Duterte threatens martial law-like enforcement

India Today  

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened martial law-style enforcement of a monthlong lockdown in the main northern region of the country as violations of the quarantine soared. Duterte said in a late-night televised speech Thursday he would order the military and police to strictly enforce social distancing and curfews if compliance would not improve. Duterte, who took office in mid-2016, already …

Duterte extends Philippines’s coronavirus lockdown to April 30
4 years, 11 months ago

Duterte extends Philippines’s coronavirus lockdown to April 30

Al Jazeera  

Order to extend restriction of movement comes amid rising death toll and delays to a planned mass testing programme. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has extended until April 30 a partial lockdown of the country, affecting an estimated 57 million people in the northern island of Luzon, his cabinet secretary announced on Tuesday. In a televised address late on Monday night, …

Coronavirus: Philippines​ issues 'shoot dead' order against lockdown violators
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Philippines​ issues 'shoot dead' order against lockdown violators

Op India  

In an unprecedented move to contain the deadly Chinese Coronavirus from spreading further in his country, the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the police and military to ‘shoot dead’ the lockdown violators. Read: Tablighi Jamaat members kept in Ghaziabad hospital roam naked in the ward, make lewd gestures toward female staff He furthered that it was vital everyone cooperates …

'Shoot them dead': Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte says coronavirus lockdown violators will not be tolerated
4 years, 11 months ago

'Shoot them dead': Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte says coronavirus lockdown violators will not be tolerated

Firstpost  

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not be tolerated. Manila: Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a …

‘Shoot them dead’: Duterte warns against violating lockdown
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Shoot them dead’: Duterte warns against violating lockdown

Al Jazeera  

Warning from Philippine president comes after slum dwellers stage protests over lack of food amid coronavirus crisis. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned he would order the country’s police and military to shoot dead anyone “who creates trouble” during a month-long lockdown of the island of Luzon enforced to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Duterte’s warning came after residents …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Philippines reports 10 new deaths, taking toll to 88; total number of positive cases 2,084 so far
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Philippines reports 10 new deaths, taking toll to 88; total number of positive cases 2,084 so far

Firstpost  

Ten more deaths took the toll to 88, while the tally of infections rose to 2,084, with 538 additional cases, said health ministry official Maria Rosario Vergeire Manila: The Philippines recorded on Tuesday its largest daily increase in coronavirus deaths and infections, as it ramped up testing with the arrival of thousands of kits from abroad and the opening of …

Duterte puts northern Philippines under quarantine vs virus
5 years ago

Duterte puts northern Philippines under quarantine vs virus

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday placed the northern third of the country under an “enhanced community quarantine” that requires millions of people to stay mostly at home in an attempt to contain the coronavirus, which has killed a dozen people in the Southeast Asian nation. Banks, hospitals, drugstores and supermarkets will remain open but only one …

Coronavirus | Philippine capital to undergo curfew, mall closures as coronavirus deaths rise to eight
5 years ago

Coronavirus | Philippine capital to undergo curfew, mall closures as coronavirus deaths rise to eight

The Hindu  

Mayors of Metro Manila's 16 cities announced nighttime curfews on Saturday and urged shopping malls to close for one month, in a bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, as the Philippines reported its eighth death. President Rodrigo Duterte has raised the country's health emergency status to the highest level and issued quarantine measures in the capital, home …

Philippine president imposes travel limits, quarantines
5 years ago

Philippine president imposes travel limits, quarantines

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president announced Thursday that domestic travel to and from metropolitan Manila will be suspended for a month and authorized sweeping quarantines in the crowded capital to fight the new coronavirus. The new restrictions amounted to “a lockdown” but Duterte said officials did not want to use the publicly intimidating term. Senate President Vicente Sotto III …

Philippine President to be tested for virus, palace cleaned
5 years ago

Philippine President to be tested for virus, palace cleaned

The Hindu  

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would be tested for the new coronavirus Thursday after he met with Cabinet officials who were exposed to infected people and have now self-quarantined, official said Thursday. Mr. Duterte has no symptoms of COVID-19 but wanted to make sure he is healthy and could continue to engage with the public, said Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, …

Philippines extends martial law to ‘eradicate’ ISIL
7 years, 3 months ago

Philippines extends martial law to ‘eradicate’ ISIL

Al Jazeera  

Congress approves Duterte’s request to prolong military rule until end of 2018 in Mindanao region. The Philippines’ Congress has approved President Rodrigo Duterte‘s request to extend martial law until the end of 2018 in the country’s southern region of Mindanao to “totally eradicate” ISIL supporters and communist fighters. Al Jazeera’s Jamila Alindogan, reporting from the capital Manila, said on Monday …

Philippines may declare martial law next week to combat communist rebels, says defence chief
7 years, 6 months ago

Philippines may declare martial law next week to combat communist rebels, says defence chief

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte could …

Rodrigo Duterte threatens to jail martial law critics
7 years, 8 months ago

Rodrigo Duterte threatens to jail martial law critics

Al Jazeera  

Philippine leader rejects calls to lift military rule in Mindanao, where hundreds have been killed. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to jail critics of his use of martial law in the south, as the Supreme Court is set to rule on its legality on Tuesday. “We can talk of anything else and make compromises, maybe, but not when the …

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte warns of 'contamination' by Islamic State
7 years, 10 months ago

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte warns of 'contamination' by Islamic State

Firstpost  

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte ordered his troops to crush militants fighting street battles with government forces in the south, fearing rise of Islamic State militants. Iligan : Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte ordered his troops to crush militants who are fighting street battles with government forces in the south, warning on Friday that the country is at a grave risk of …

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte says martial law could last a year
7 years, 10 months ago

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte says martial law could last a year

Firstpost  

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said that the martial law imposed in Mindanao could last for a year. Manila: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year, as he vowed it would be similar to the late Ferdinand Marcos’s dictatorship. Addressing “our fellow Filipinos”, Duterte told them they had experienced …

Duterte declares martial law after Mindanao attack
7 years, 10 months ago

Duterte declares martial law after Mindanao attack

Al Jazeera  

Emergency declaration follows heavy clashes between security forces and fighters in Mindanao’s Marawi city. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law on the southern island of Mindanao after about 100 Muslim fighters laid siege to a major city following a deadly gun battle with government forces. The president “has already declared martial law for the entire island of Mindanao”, …

Duterte considers martial law for entire Philippines
7 years, 10 months ago

Duterte considers martial law for entire Philippines

Al Jazeera  

The Philippine president has threatened to impose martial law nationwide to combat a serious threat in the southern region of Mindanao after fighters there beheaded a police officer and took churchgoers hostage. “I might declare martial law throughout the country to protect the people.” Duterte declared martial law on Tuesday in Mindanao – which makes up roughly one-third of the …

Martial law declared in Philippines' south after IS-linked militant siege
7 years, 10 months ago

Martial law declared in Philippines' south after IS-linked militant siege

ABC  

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in the country's south for 60 days after an attack by Muslim extremists allied with the Islamic State group. Key points: Mr Duterte's martial law will last 60 days Fighting broke out when the hideout of a top terrorist was raided Gunmen stormed the city, burning a church, jail, and houses Mr …

Duterte threatens martial law if ‘drug war’ is blocked
8 years, 7 months ago

Duterte threatens martial law if ‘drug war’ is blocked

Al Jazeera  

Philippine president warns the Supreme Court of a “constitutional war” if the judiciary interferes with his policies. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to declare martial law, if the country’s judiciary interferes with his ongoing war on drugs, which has already killed more than 500 people since he took office. Would you rather I declare martial law?” a visibly angry …

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