Author Archives: Pinoy 2022

08.04.19
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Manila Best – Moreno 87%, Quezon City Worst – Belmonte 65%, bagsak, DILAW dynasty kasi

Completing one month in office as newly elected city chief executives, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno took the country by storm by saying the right words and doing the right things. Clearing sidewalks and streets of garbage, vendors and improperly parked vehicles surprised the public in the speed with which the actions were done. In the adjacent Quezon City, Mayor Joy Belmonte looked tentative, indecisive and did a lot of convoluted talking trying to rationalize, making excuses and dilly-dallying instead of just doing what has to be done in accordance with the law.

Based on netizen reactions, comments and observations, Belmonte seems to have a credibility problem being viewed derisively as a Trapo (traditional politician) in spite of her relatively young age. It does not help that she comes from a family that has been in control of the city for decades and having many of her relatives in elected (congressman, councilors) and appointed (brother-in-law, cousin) positions. At a time when the ERAP dynasty fell in the national (two of his sons lost their senator run) and local (cities of Manila and San Juan) levels plus losses by many other dynasties in the whole country, the electorate seems to be weighing the negative effect of relatives managing cities and the country for decades.

Sample comments about the Quezon City Mayor

Joseroly Paulo – Pakitang tao lang yan. matagal na sa position mga yan wala namang ginagawa. gaya gaya kuno pa pogi point sa taong bayan
Danny Chan – Lip service lang yan , although maaga pa para sa campaign sa next election ! Epal !
Norma B Orimac – Pakitang Tao Lang Ang Mga Hinayopak Na Belmonte Instead Teach People On How To Establish Business Properly in a Legal Way Para Magkaroon Ng Magandang Business Ang Ginawa Ni Belmonte Puro pangako Hanggang Sa Pako sa ulo

Cezar Arcega – Wala busy si Joy Belmonte s pguukit ng initial nia n ilalagay s mga poste at signage dhil ang mga sinundan nia ung ama nia SB ung sumunod punggok n korap HB ngaun sakania JB mga trapo mayor nyo dyan s QC

Rowena Loquias – Mayor Joy Belmonte, look at Mayor Isko!!

Mylene Villanueva Boras Dto ako mismo quezon city walang sinabi ang                namamahala dto sa quezon city…
Mga corrupt…
Mga daan dto sa batasan ginawang tindahan ng muslim….
Kawawa ang mga tao halos wala ng daan ang mga over pass ang dumi…
Grabe din mga kawatan ultimo maliit na bahay pasukin at nakawan wala sila kinatatakutan dahil mahina ang governance…
Daming adik dahil ultimo mga kawani mga adik….
Paganda points lang si joy……

Andi Caneda – Mylene Villanueva Boras sana hindi nyo binoto yng c joy belmonte, sayang lng ang mga boto ng tao dyan s quezon city wala nmang gawa mayor nyo dyan para s pg unlad ng lunsod nyo

Mylene Villanueva Boras – Mam Andi Caneda hindi talaga…mantakin mo punahuli si sir bingbong na nanunuhol samantalng khit sya talamak din ang suhol niya….
Kainis dahil dto sa batasan talamak ang akyat bahay kahit may camera wala pa rin…

Melvin Pones – alam na duterte sampulan muna unahin muna c belmonte tangalin sa pwesto eh sayang lang pina sweldo nyu gobyerno wala namang ng yayari

Lone Lanmoc Opsibo – Walng kwenta si joy panay lng kwento walang aksyon masyado daw malaki ang q.c ang tanong ko bakit k ng major kong alam mong malKi pla bkit ndi mo gawan ng paraan ang mga problema panay k paganda lng ata mayorA

Miko Palabasan – Ewan kuba bat nanalo yan lagi nlang nag dadahilan

Nestor Diplon – Mula nuong pinatupad ang no parking sa mga gilid sa kalsada lalo na d2 sa market ng Tandang sora humina na din ang paninda namin😃😃😃,just saying,;pero maganda ng tingnan dahil malinis na ang kalsada at hinde na trapik😊

Ricardo Borja – pag inutil ang mayor nahahawa na mga pulis nagiging inutil na rin talamak ang mga vendor pag uwe ko ng madaling araw jan sa EDSA nagkalat pa rin

Virgilio De Jesus – Mayor joy,,ang quezon bridge may nag tatambak ng lupa sa kabilang pampang masasarhan an isang ilog sa may talayan village

Anthony Borabo – Napansin nyo rin ba?,ang nakita ko anong kulay sila?

Patrick Sulit – Quezon City po ako 36 years na, simula ng kay belmonte, tapos bistek, tapos belmonte ulit walang silbing pamamalakad. May mga bagong kalsada na lumalabas kaso nag eend up eh nagiging extension ng mga street vendors at tricycle terminal kaya baliwala din. Marami streetlights wala ilaw, kaliwat kanan ang mga rugby boy lalo na sa vicinity ng circle. Walang silbi talaga mga naging mayor mga nag payaman lang. Joy Belmonte imbistigahan dahil may mga inappoint na mga kamag anak, nepotisim! Papayaman lang mga gago tapos kung mga maka asta eh mga hari sila. Si bistek sa tagal ng naging mayor nagkaroon na ng Bistek Vill (village) hayop nga naman no? Kaliwat kanan mga poster sa mga waiting shed, basketball court, iba pang govt project na may nakasulat na – marami salamat “insert politiko name and picture here”. Ganyan kami sa quezon city, marami pondo, kaso sa bulsa lang ni mayor napunta.

Jayson Delantar Braga T***I*** mayor ng quezon city umupo lang wala manlang ginawa lalong lumala traffic dahil sa kabilat kanang parada mga vendors lalong dumami

Arnold Sangalang – Manila Kay yorme kois magaling wala ako masabi the best mayor .sa Q.C ay nako wlang pag asa dyan dami squatters dyan mag alaga pa kayo dyan wag nyo idimolis Yan para yang qc maging tambakan na NG basura hahaha

Miko Palabasan – Worst city in metro manila ay qc
Cire Canda – Sana Mayor Joy sinimulan mo muna gumawa bago ka ngumawa👊 Hwag mo sayangin mga boto namin sa QC. Always remember that you were elected as a LEADER not a “Boss”. Leadership is not a position or title, it is action and example.
God bless po Mayor Joy!
Einon Co – HAHAJA DILAWANG BELMONTE KASI
Kathy Kaye – Maganda ang ginawa ni mayor Isko marami na ang gumaya. QC mayor tigas din ng face nya, kesyo malaki ang QC kaya mahirap ayosin.
Angelina Dang – Kathy Kaye ke malaki or maliit dapat gawin nila tungkulin sa bayan , kung kaya ni isko kya dapat nila
Gem Z Santillan – Angelina Dang wag natin ihinto pag comment about her, about JOY BELMONTE, e tax ng bayan pinambabayad dyan
Jun Dangue – Qc pa lang yan,ibg sbhin d kaya ni mayora ng mas mataas na posisyon??
Kathy Kaye – Palusot lang yan ni QC mayor parang c erap.
Albert Petalcorin – Dapat hindi nlang sya nag mayor..eh d pala nya kaya…kc malaki daw ang QC..ugok
Cezar Arcega – Walang kwenta mga naupong mayor jan s QC puro trapo walang alam gawin kundi mglagay ng initial s mga poste at signage ung ama SB yang bansot n korap din HB hintayin nyo mga tiga QC inuukit n ung JB 😄😁😀
Palabasan – Cezar Arcega oo puro my b as in buwaya sonny buaya hebert buaya joy buaya haha
Carter Eman – Nako mayor ng quezon tamad? Kamag anak siguro ni juan yan?
Edmund Mirasol sabihin na wais, hindi bobo ,matalino ang mga botante ng maynila, kesa taga quexon city? anong nangyari?
Nestor P. delos Reyes – Imbistigahan kagad ang mga yan dami cguro katarantaduhan ngyari dyan sa QC
Edmar Dela Cruz Jakosalem tapos na ang QC, di porket magaling ang tatay mo magaling ka na din 👊👊👊
Palogan Jr. Leopoldo – Mga dilaw yan
Mariefe Rivera – wala pala tong si joy tamad
Se Agapò – qc… tulog pa yorme namin. maulan.. wag daw po maingay😁
Rico Lopez – Pag nasuspend ang mayor ng QC alam na mga taga QC…hindi nyo suportado ang mayor nyo…ang tanong pano xa nanalo???
Nelson Recana – Ang qc maasahan mo ang mga politiko na ilagay ang face at name nila s mga tarpaulin kahit pera ng bayan ang ginagamit
Melissa Delgado – Ilegal demolisyun? Aksyunan nyo din. LALO na ang gumagalaw ay si PALMA HUDAS.
Jodi Turla – madali kasi mauto mga tao dito
DanTe Tabar Habijan – SA QC ayus na kalsada binobungkal para ayusin😆😆😆😆😆
Roger So Tiu – Bulok na corruption pa
Lourdes Mahinay – Pabebe lang ang mayor jan no action and no word

 

07.13.19
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Manila (Best CEO) pinupuri, Quezon City (Worst CEO) napagiiwanan

Kulelat ang Quezon City sa kagalingan ng mga batang NCR LGU Chief Executives. Puro papruri kina Isko Moreno, Vico Sotto at Abby Binay. Eto ang isang hinaing ng pasyente. Sana mapaganda ang pagpapalakad ng Novaliches Disistrict Hospital. 
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Angel DB
July 7 at 6:13 PM ·
NOVALICHES DISTRICT HOSPITAL
July 7, 2019
1:15PM – We went to the ER
Me: Good Afternoon po, Maam. May pasyente po ako.
Nurse: Empleyado ka dito?
Me: Dati po.
Nurse: Kilala mo kung sino ako?
Me: Nurse po. (Di ko sya kilala. Alam ko lang nurse sya dahil sa suot nya)
Nurse: Sa susunod ha magpapakilala ka. Ako kilala mo, ikaw hindi ko kilala. (Very aggressive) Tignan mo to (talking to other nurses) kilala nya ako pero di ko sya kilala. (All of them laugh)
 
Nurse: Oh eto, magpalista ka muna!
 
Nagpalista ako sa Admitting.
 
Me: Eto na po. (Handing the pt record)
Nurse: 2PM pa si Doc. Maghintay kayo.
Me: Sa labas nalang po kami maghihintay. (Kesa dito lalo lang ako maiinis)
 
And I was like…. WTF! 2PM? Totoo? Ni hindi mo man lang kinuhaan ng VS ang Daddy ko. Ni hindi mo man lang kinamusta anong pakiramdam nya. Diba SOP yun sa bawat pt na darating sa ER? Or even magpa check up ka sa clinic, VITAL SIGNS muna. I know the process, because I am a Nurse! Pero di ko na yun kelangan pa sabihin.
 
OK sge, we will just wait for the doctor referred by Dr. Favor. (I need to call her dahil walang matinong nag asikaso smin sa ER)
 
I’m looking for the on-duty MDs. Both sitting. Girl MD talking out loud regarding plantilla items, in short, puro chismis. Di man lang tignan mga pasyente.
 
So totoo nga, di ka aasikasuhin sa government hospital. Mamamatay ka kapag wala kang pera. Kung di pa ako ni-refer ni Dr. Favor, di kami maasikaso.
 
Salamat kay Dr. Garcia & Dr. Benjie na kahit hindi nya duty, nag rounds sya for my Dad. Kundi po dahil sa inyo, maghihintay kami ng matagal at malamang hindi kami maasikaso.
 
Just my two cents:
Hindi ko po kelangan magpakilala kung sino ako. Dapat nga ikaw ang magpakilala dahil ang first step is to greet the patient and to introduce yourself. Nag iba na ba ng process? O matagal na akong graduate? Hindi rin mahalaga kung empleyado ako ng hospital o hindi. Dapat PANTAY-PANTAY ang pagtingin nyo sa LAHAT ng pasyente. Mayaman o mahirap. May kapit o wala. At lalong hindi na kelangan magpakilala ng magulang ko na parehong GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE. Hindi yun kelangan pang sabihin para asikasuhin mo sila. Basta nagpa ER, kelangan ng medical attention!
 
Nakakalungkot. Sana yung gobyerno naman natin ayusin ang trabaho nila. Nakakahiya. Kelangan pala malakas ako para asikasihun nyo. Kala ko sabi ni Mayor, wala ng endorsement. Hindi to totoo sa NDH. Kelangan may PADRINO ka para maasikaso at di mawalan ng trabaho.
 
Hayaan mo sa susunod, sasabihin ko na galing ako sa OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT. Para ayusin nyo serbisyo nyo!
 
Nasan ang puso ng isang public servant? Ganito ba ang gusto nyong tao sa gobyerno? Attn: MayorJoyBelmonte
 
Nakakahiya. Ako nagbida na maayos na ang NDH. Bumalik na naman pala sa bulok na sistema. Pwe!
 
Attn: NDH
Attn: NovalichesDistrictHospital
Attn: PresidentDuterte
08.02.18
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US indicts PORK BARREL QUEEN Janet Lim Napoles, seeks EXTRADITION

A businesswoman at the center of a massive Manila corruption scandal has been charged in the US with laundering about USD$20 million allegedly pilfered from the Philippine state, prosecutors said, adding they would seek her extradition.

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A federal grand jury in California indicted Tuesday Philippine national Janet Lim Napoles, a key suspect in the so-called “pork barrel” scandal where politicians allegedly embezzled roughly USD$200 million (PHP 10 BILLION)that was supposed to help poor Filipinos.

Napoles, along with five family members, is accused of wiring $20 million of the stolen money from the Philippines to California bank accounts, the US attorney’s office said in a statement.

Lim, 54, is already behind bars in the Philippines, where she is on trial over graft charges stemming from the alleged embezzlement.

The Manila law firm representing her declined to comment.

The US indictment alleges the defendants used the money to buy real estate, shares in businesses, two Porsche Boxsters and finance the living expenses of three US-based Napoles family members.

“We will work with our Philippine counterparts to secure the extradition of the defendants to the United States,” said US Attorney Nick Hanna.

The US government won a court order in 2015 to freeze $12.5 million worth of assets bought by Napoles and others using the allegedly stolen funds.

“If the court orders the assets forfeited, the United States will work… to return the stolen funds back to the Philippine government,” the statement said.

The money was intended for use in development projects chosen by lawmakers, but instead it was diverted to phoney non-profit organisations and stolen.

The scandal rocked the Philippines, where one in five people live on the equivalent of just over a dollar a day.

Three Filipino senators (Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla) were among those arrested in Manila in 2014 over the scam.

After her arrest in Manila, the US government said, Napoles and her family attempted to quietly liquidate the American assets and move the cash back to the Philippines or accounts in the US and Britain.

The defendants also allegedly attempted to give some of the money to Napoles’s US-based daughter, one of those indicted, who used the cash to open a fashion business.

Last year Napoles won a legal victory when a Philippine appellate court acquitted her of charges of abducting and detaining a former aide (whistleblower Benhur Luy) who turned state witness against her in the plunder and graft charges.

However, President Rodrigo Duterte’s government recently dropped an earlier proposal to turn her into a state witness, which could have lessened her exposure to a long prison sentence if convicted.

Story by Agence France Presse

File photo: Janet Lim Napoles with Senator Frank Drilon

07.29.18
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GMA, Sara Duterte and Hugpong Ng Pagbabago: Big winners in PDP Laban internal fighting

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The 2018 State of the Nation Address had major fireworks not related to the Presidential speech when the House of Representatives erupted into chaos with a coup de etat that resulted in the removal of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. The major beneficiary of the change in leadership was former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and now a Congresswoman from the province of Pampanga, who assumed the position of fourth highest ranking official of the Philippines (after the President, Vice President and Senate President).

GMA, as the former President is called, was under hospital arrest for five years of the Aquino Administration but has now been cleared of graft charges. Backroom negotiations and maneuverings point to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, the Presidential daughter, as having played a significant role in the OUSTER of her arch enemy, the former House Speaker Alvarez. Selected members of the Lower House received phone calls from Inday Sara to DUMP Alvarez. Inday Sara has just recently formed a Davao regional political party, Hugpong Ng Pagbabago precisely to weaken the Partido Democratiko Pilipino – Lakas Ng Bayan, PDP Laban, the party under which then Davao City Mayor Rodrgo Roa Duterte ran and won the Presidency in 2016. A faction of the PDP Laban recently conducted elections and removed former Senate President Koko Pimentel and former House Speaker Congressman Pantaleon Alvarez from top PDP Laban posts.

All these troubles can only WEAKEN PDP Laban as congressmen and women seek to jump out of an apparently sinking ship. GMA, currently with PDP Laban can revitalize her former political party, Lakas, while Sara Duterte has announced plans to form alliances with national political parties as well as other regional political parties. While PDP Laban and Hugpong Ng Pagbabgo are both supportive of the Duterte Administration, it s clear for everyone to see that the future of Hugpong Ng Pagbabago, as of now, is much brighter than that of the falling star, PDP Laban.

PHOTO: Hugpong ng Pagbabago logo with PCOO Asec Mocha Uson, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, former PNP Chief Bato De La Rosa and SAP Bong Go – all four rumored to run for the 2019 senatorial elections.

#Duterte #Elections2019 #MayorSaraDuterte #HugpongNgPagbabago #TapangAtMalasakit #PDPLaban

 

 

07.15.18
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BITAY, Death Penalty: Presidente Duterte may kakampi (Atty Rey Umali) na sa Senado

Kailangan ng BITAY para labanan ang mga drug lords at pushers, dahil wala na silang takot na gumawa ng katiwalian. Sisiguraduhin ni Atty Rey Umali Kakampi ni Presidente Duterte sa Senado, ang ating AbogadoNgBayan, na walang kalakalan ng droga sa ating bansa. Ano po ang say ninyo mga kaDDS? Attendance po tayo. Nasaan kayo? Tagsaan kayo?

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#Duterte #KilusangPagbabago #TapangAtMalasakit #HugpongNgPagbabago #ChangeIsComing #ChangeIsHere #BongGo #SaraDuterte

06.02.17
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Resorts World Manila: 37 Dead including perpetrator. Gunman killed himself. Victim deaths mostly due to SUFFOCATION from smoke inhalation caused by the fires set by the gunman.

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RESORTS WORLD MANILA: AT LEAST 34 DEAD FROM ATTACK, FIRE

Share Share Share – Breaking News: Like Like Like —–>>>>> @Duterte https://www.facebook.com/MetroManilaKilusangPagbabago/ ***** At least 34 DEAD by fire caused by armed man who attacked, robbed and set fire to Resorts World Manila. Gunman believed to have killed himself by setting his room on fire then shot himself with a pistol. #ResortsWorldManila

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AT least 34 people have been killed after a masked gunman stormed a Manila casino and set fire to gambling tables before burning himself to death.

The horrific death toll was revealed by sources at the Philippine Bureau of Fire Protection, who said most died from smoke billowing out of the flaming tables.

According to reports, the man, who is thought to be a white “English speaker”, raced into the Resorts World Manila complex shortly after midnight and fires at TV screens.

As terrified guests began screaming and running for the exits, the gunman pulled out a can of gasoline, poured it over gaming tables and set it ablaze.

He then stuffed his rucksack with £175,000 of casino chips before fleeing in the mayhem.

The Sun

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Manila: Gunman dead after firing shots, setting Resorts World complex ablaze

Philippine police say a gunman who burst into a Manila entertainment complex, firing gunshots and setting a casino ablaze, has taken his own life.

Authorities said the man’s motive was robbery, and that the incident was not terrorism-related.

“We cannot attribute this to terrorism,” National police chief Ronald dela Rosa told local media.

Shortly after midnight, shots and loud bangs rang out at the popular Resorts World Manila complex, which is close to close to Terminal Three of Ninoy Aquino International Airport and an air force base.

Mr dela Rosa said the “foreign looking, Caucasian gunman” burst into the casino, fired shots and set gaming tables alight, sowing panic in a country on high alert after martial law was declared in the south.

“He parked at the second floor and barged into the casino, shooting large TV screens and poured gasoline on a table setting it on fire,” he said.

“We are looking into a robbery angle because he did not hurt any people and went straight to the casino chips storage room.

Smoke was seen billowing from the upper story of the complex’s hotel wing hours after the initial assault as police worked to clear the resort room by room.

Hours later, Metropolitan Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde says the English-speaking suspect was found dead around dawn with his rifle on the fifth floor of the Resorts World Manila complex.

The suspect reportedly took 113 million pesos ($3 million) worth of gambling chips, which were found in a bag he was carrying.

Mr Abayalde said there was no indication of terrorism, and that authorities believe the suspect either lost in the casino and wanted to get his money back, or went “totally nuts”.

Officials said at least 54 people were hurt, some seriously, as they rushed to escape what at first had been feared as a militant attack.

Large numbers of police massed outside as smoke rose from the hotel and shopping complex, which according to its website holds the largest casino resort in the country.

Resorts World Manila said on social media it was in lock down.

Witnesses at the scene reported armed police entering a hotel near the complex, while videos posted earlier on social media showed people fleeing as several loud bangs were heard.

People caught up in panic following the incident were being treated at a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation and fractures, hospital staff said.

The Philippines has been on heightened alert amid a crisis in the south of the country, where troops have been battling Islamist rebels since May 23.

President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the southern island of Mindanao last week.

Police chief dela Rosa said it was possible militant group Islamic State would claim responsibility for the incident for propaganda purposes.

President Duterte has said he fears Islamic State’s “terrible ideology” will spread on Mindanao, an island of 22 million people, and has warned it could become a haven for supporters fleeing Iraq and Syria.

ABC NewsAustralia

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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday confirmed that the lone gunman behind the attack on Resorts World Manila is dead.

Dela Rosa, who earlier claimed that the gunman was killed after resisting arrest, said that the suspect set himself on fire in one of the rooms at the hotel.

“Patay na siya. Nagsunog siya sa sarili niya sa loob ng hotel, sa Room 510,” Dela Rosa told reporters. “Sunog talaga.” (He’s dead. He burned himself inside the hotel in Room 510. He was burned beyond recognition.)

“Humiga siya sa bed, kinoveran niya sarili niya ng makapal na kumot, and apparently nagbuhos siya ng gasolina sa kumot at nagsindi sa sarili. Sunog siya (He lied in bed, covered himself in a blanket, poured gas on the blanket and set himself on fire. He’s burned),” Dela Rosa added.

Earlier, the police chief said the gunman was a foreigner, a Caucasian who appeared to stand six-foot tall.

He, however, denied reports that the international terror group ISIS was responsible for the attack.

“There is a lone man who entered the second floor of Resorts World Manila. He was carrying an M4 rifle and he burned gambling tables. He did not shoot anyone,” Dela Rosa said in an interview with reporters at the police command center in the hotel complex.

Police are eyeing robbery, not terrorism, as motive behind the shooting for the suspect stole P130 million worth of casino chips.

Police, composed of members of Special Action Force (SAF) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), are still in the area. IDL

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Cops release photo of suspect in RW attack; say he acted alone

ABS-CBN NEWS

Jun 02 2017

The Philippine National Police released screenshots of the lone gunman that went on a rampage at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City early Friday morning.

The still unidentified gunman was seen wearing a bonnet, a gray sweatshirt, and armed with a “baby Armalite”.

Authorities have yet to confirm the gunman’s identity and nationality as he burned himself to death in a Maxims Hotel room.

Police chief Ronald Dela Rosa ruled out terrorism as the motive of the attack as the suspect neither threatened nor harmed civilians.

#ResortsWorldManila

05.26.17
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6 foreigners (from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore) among terrorists killed in Marawi

But the military insists this ‘does not confirm the clear presence of ISIS’ in the Philippines

Marawi clash

PHOTO: MILITARY OPERATIONS. Army scout rangers conduct clearing operations to flush out members of the Maute Group occupying the city. Photo by Bobby Lagsa/Rappler

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Philippine government on Friday, May 26, said foreigners were among the Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf Group members fighting government troops in Marawi City.

“Malaysian, Indonesians from Singapore and other foreign jihadists,” said Solicitor General Jose Calida in a press conference with Palace officials and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Davao City.

Calida, in explaining why President Rodrigo Duterte had declared martial law over the entire Mindanao island region, said: “What’s happening in Mindanao is no longer a rebellion of Filipino citizens. It has transmogrified into invasion by foreign terrorists who heeded the clarion call of the ISIS to go to the Philippines if they find difficulty in going to Iraq or Syria.”

AFP spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, who was also at the press conference, confirmed that of the 31 alleged Maute Group members killed in clashes with government troops, 6 had been identified as foreigners.

Martial law was declared over Mindanao on May 23, following what the military said was a surgical strike against Abu Sayyaf Group leader Isnilon Hapilon, who is believed to have pledged allegiance to ISIS.

Critics said the clashes in Marawi did not merit a Mindanao-wide coverage of martial law and that President Rodrigo Duterte is merely using the conflict as basis for imposing tougher measures and silencing dissent.

On May 23, at least 3 fires broke out in Marawi City. Residents have since fled the city as government troops continue to hold clearing operations.

Padilla would only confirm the presence of Indonesian and Malaysian fighters and refused to say how many of each nationality were identified as those killed in Marawi.

The AFP spokesman said the foreign nationals had been residing in the Philippines for “a long time.” “Some have been helping, teaching, aiding, and connecting [local terror groups],” he added.

But no ISIS?

Still, Padilla said that this does not equate to ISIS presence in the country. “Again, on the matter of ISIS the President emphasized that there’s ISIS footprint but that does not confirm the clear presence of ISIS itself yet,” he told media in a chance interview.

But a terrorism expert warned the government against downplaying ISIS presence in the Philippines. The country is now the ISIS’ epicenter in Southeast Asia, Rohan Gunaratna told Rappler.

Members of the Maute Group, while breakaway elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), “are no longer Mautes” and “are no longer MILF,” Gunaratna explained. “They are IS, because they are operating like IS, and they have changed the name,” he said. “So we have to name them by the group they call themselves.” – Rappler.com

 Bea Cupin @beacupin
 May 26, 2017
#Maute #Duterte #Marawi
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Marawi Siege Death Toll to date

Thirteen government troops were killed since the gun battle started on Tuesday afternoon. Six soldiers were killed in fresh clashes Thursday, bringing the death toll among soldiers at 11, the Western Mindanao Command said.

Two policemen were killed.

Meanwhile, 18 members of the Maute group were killed in fresh gun battle as government troops cleared two bridges heading towards Bangulo. This brings the fatalities on the terrorist groups to 31.