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om of navigation despite the work. But the question is, what can the use of force.”
hem as military bases.” they want us to do? We cannot fact that they have weapons in you do? You can protest and I think The presidential spokesman
e added: “As I said, this mili- declare war — not only is it illegal, these reclaimed islands.” there is a protest already filed even also said there are “no new recla-
ation, if you can call it mili- but it is also contrary — but it’s “So to me, I can’t answer on a before. What else can be done?” mations” in the area.
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not happen during
uterte administration alone.
also, because it’s impossible for us
to declare war
tuesday, at this6,point.”
february 2018
speculat[ion]. We hope not — be-
cause after all, all countries [have
“Well, we will continue rely-
ing not only on the principle
“No artificial islands, no new
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e #nationataglance IP to have voice in land offer to investors
PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON Harry L. Roque, Jr. has
clarified that the government’s plan to offer land owned by
y indigenous peoples (IPs) to investors would be subject to the
sed affected communities’ terms and approval. President Rodrigo
- R. Duterte, in an event with IPs last week, said he wants the lu-
mads in Mindanao to move out of their ancestral domains and
al they will be provided with temporary shelters and stipends.
a- “He is not forcibly removing them from ancestral domains.
uld Let’s not claim a monopoly of knowledge of what the lumad
communities’ problems are. The President has been a long
time resident of Mindanao. He has said that in the BBL. He will
- seek a correction of the historical injustice, which includes the
r historical injustice being committed to lumads,” Mr. Roque
said at a press briefing on Monday, Feb. 5. The spokesman
DoE directs oil firms to ‘unbundle’ added that “what (the president) meant by reclamation is, if
a costs as fuel prices up again this week there are investors coming in, (there is a need for) physical
not CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION: BAGUIO CITY FOR THE seventh straight week, the price relocation, but it doesn’t mean that they will be expelled from
Intensity 4 quake jolts Baguio of diesel and kerosene will increase by their ancestral domains. Ancestral domains tend to be huge,
A MAGNITUDE 3.4 earthquake, with intensity 4 felt in as much as P0.35 and P0.60 per liter, re- they are not like limited to 100 square meters.” Further, Mr.
to the mountain city of Baguio, was recorded at 8:42 in the spectively, effective today, Feb. 6, at a.m. Roque said: “They can refuse if they don’t want, certainly.” —
a, morning yesterday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanolo- Gasoline prices will also increase this week Arjay L. Balinbin
gy and Seismology, in its earthquake monitoring bulletin, by P0.50 per liter, maintaining the series of
said there were no immediate reports of damages and price increases since the start of the year Barbers gives vote of confidence to police in drug war
no aftershocks were expected. The Office of Civil Defense that was broken only when prices were SURIGAO DEL NORTE Representative Robert Ace Barbers,
(OCD), however, issued an advisory calling on residents unchanged on the second week of January. chair of the House committee on dangerous drugs, expressed
to remain alert. Baguio, a popular tourist destination, was — Victor V. Saulon confidence that the Philippine National Police (PNP) can bet-
se one of the most devastated areas during the 7.7 earth- >> See full story on https://goo.gl/rbSNFm ter handle the relaunched “Oplan Tokhang” and anti-illegal
, quake that struck Luzon on July 16, 1990. drug operations now that more people are keeping watch and
is the guidelines are clear. Mr. Barbers, whose father was a police
EARTHQUAKE DRILL officer, added that the use of body cameras, which the PNP is
ng The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management currently in the process of procuring, should serve as a deter-
try, Council leads a nationwide quarterly earthquake drill. The rent for alleged extrajudicial killings in drug-related opera-
first this year is set on Feb. 15. tions. — Minde Nyl R. dela Cruz
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