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On November 24, the president of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo responded to the news of the massacre by declaring a state of emergency in Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City. [29] Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles called on the police to quickly identify the perpetrators of the massacre and disarm private armies. [31]
The incident resulted in the declaration of martial law by President Arroyo in December, which lasted for nine days. [ 79 ] Fifteen of the 197 accused were members of the Ampatuan clan including the masterminds, former provincial governor Andal Sr. , died July 2015, and his sons, Andal Jr. and Zaldy , former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ...
Proclamation No. 216 was the 2017 proclamation of martial law and suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the whole of Mindanao amid clashes between government forces and Maute group terrorists in Marawi, [1] issued by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on May 23, 2017.
Maguindanao incident (Rebel attack) 13 December 1993: Maguindanao: 8–9 (all civilians) A group of about 20 armed men stopped a bus; Christian passengers were separated from Muslims, robbed and shot. Fifteen others were wounded, while a Christian minister was left unhurt. [134] Lipa Arandia massacre (Family murders) 10 April 1994 Sabang, Lipa ...
The massacre occurred two years after Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in September 1972. [4] The massacre started after the first four days on the fast of Ramadan when members of the Philippine Army arrived and captured barangay officials along with 1,000 other Muslims. For more than a month, the military murdered residents of the area.
SEOUL (Reuters) -A top South Korean military commander said on Tuesday he trusted President Yoon Suk Yeol to be making a legitimate decision when he declared martial law, but declined to say if ...
Martial law monument in Mehan Garden. Martial law in the Philippines (Filipino: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the various historical instances in which the Philippine head of state placed all or part of the country under military control [1] —most prominently [2]: 111 during the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, [3] [4] but also during the Philippines' colonial period, during the ...
People hold signs during a candlelight vigil to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of the martial law, which was reversed hours later, and to call for his resignation, at ...