marc lives in mindanao. >> anthony: mindanao.y in the south of the country where marc navales lives and works. >> ben: mindanao has been war-torn for the last how many years? because of the radicalization of recent years, this growing specter of isis, mindanao is fertile grounds for that. >> anthony: now traditionally the argument against journalists arming themselves is that journalists have always been able to portray themselves as noncombatants. >> marc: yes. >> anthony: there was some presumption that they would not shoot you. >> ben: yeah. >> anthony: but these days, people seem to not make that distinction. >> ben: yes. dating back to the marcos years even. >> marc: since 1992, 77 journalists were killed. >> anthony: politics here can be deadly. just before christmas in 2009, the maguindanao massacre claimed the lives of 58 people. dozens of whom were journalists. it was the single deadliest event for journalists in history. marc was the first one on the scene with a camera. >> ben: there is no system of justice. there is n

the city of marawi, on mindanao island. until recently, it was home to more than 200,000 people.dreds more grabbed what they could and left, fearing militants from the local maute group, which has pledged allegiance to the so—called islamic state. it is hard to stay there, as it is so chaotic, says this man. the chaos erupted after a botched raid by security forces on a maute hideout. armed insurgents responded by seizing roads and buildings, and taking christians hostage. 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 syria. mindanao is home to several muslim groups fighting for greater autonomy, but the government thinks foreign fighters linked to is are among those taking on the military. the president has imposed martial law on the island, allowing the military to enforce order, and the detention of people without charge. translation: my message to the terrorists — we can solve this through dialogue. and if you cannot be convinced to stop fighting, so be it. let‘s

manila time come he has already declared martial offfor the entire island mindanao. this is possible on the grounds of existence every billion because of what is happening in mindanao. amy: president duterte declared indefinite martial law after militants seized control of key buildings in marawi city, sparking a battle with the philippines' military. duterte said the martial law would be no different than what the philippines experienced under dictator ferdinandnd marc. this comes as a new transcript obtained by the intercept reveals that president trump praised duterte for his bloody war on drugs during their phone call in april, saying he's doing a "unbelievable job on the drug problem." more than 7000 people have been extrajudicially killed by police or vigilantes since duterte launched his so-called war on drugs last june. human rights groups have accused duterte of using the campaign as cover to kill activists and community leaders. during the call, trump also boasted to duterte that the us -- the u.s. has two nuclear submarines off the coast of north korea, th

. —— mindanao. i rememberwhen marcos was there and it was an issue.as to balance, there is obviously a security issue and there were people suffering and what did he do about it? his reaction is that he can come in and we will try and solve the issue. you then have people back in manila saying that is this the right process? should we be imposing martial law, it seems rather a heavy—duty weapon. imposing martial law, it seems rather a heavy-duty weapon. but it has an easy target, his enemy here is basically organisations which are vaguely associated with i. if your enemy is is, can you go wrong? you cannot, you listen to the various stories like the ones we read about, people who have been asked to recite the koran and if they cannot they are shot, and you go down to the personal again and i think he's in a personal, difficult situation. what is angela merkel been saying? she isn't very happy! at least she is saying so, she is not happy with either the us or the saying so, she is not happy with eitherthe us orthe uk saying so, she is not happy with ei

beheaded up police chief reportedly took a police chief and churchgoers hostage during a rampage in mindanao province. it will be the second time marshall has been declared in the philippines. -- the second time marshall law has been declared in the philippines. aftery were on high alert martial law went into effect on tuesday after a rampage through the city. >> we want to hide. there were a lot of islamic state group militants there. >> we left because of the chaos. islamist militancy isn't new to the philippines. the nation has struggled with it decade-long separatist insurgency in the south that left over 120,000 people dead. however, this time around, at have beenilitias cooperating with each other. ordinary filipinos were standing firmly behind authorities and --sident to church a president rodrigo deterred take. duterte.ent >> if i'm incompetent and incapable of keeping order in this country, let me step down and give the job to somebody else. he has threatened martial law in the past to deal with many issues, including illegal drugs. itle the constitution limits to 60 days, he can ke

she's the co—author of the book "under the crescent moon" which is about the muslim insurgency on mindanaon an insurgency on going for decades, often involving foreign fighters. what is new about the current crisis? the newest thing here is that they claim to have pledged allegiance to isis or isil. they wa nt to allegiance to isis or isil. they want to be recognised by isil. i think that is why they are provoking the government. that is why they are launching this high—profile attack on the muslim seat here. how long do you think this whole crisis will last, this conflict, now that the president has imposed martial law?|j think, physically containing the city will take weeks. as of now, it has been a week and they still have not really cleared it up or sent away, arrested the terrorist group. it will take weeks. as for martial law, we have learned from our philippines history that martial law has not solved the problem of insurgency or rebellion in the philippine youths. we have had it in the 70s and a week under the pressure. this is the third time. don't you think that by imposing it no

militants held the mainly—muslim city on mindanao island for two days.ebels were killed in combat. the so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility forjakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and a dozen others wounded on wednesday. authorities investigating the incident also believe the bombers had links with he is. the bombers had links with is. the blasts were believed to target police. and wayne rooney might not be getting that big money move to china after all. that's because the football authorities there have announced a 100% tax on future signings of foreign players. the move is being made to encourage the development of home—grown talent. us president donald trump has strongly criticised nato leaders australia has long grappled with its history of its first inhabitants that preceded british settlers by an estimated 50,000 years. indigenous australian leaders have been meeting at uluru, a landmark considered sacred, there they have been discussing this issue and some favour constitutional change while others deman

the president has already declared martial law in the southern island of mindanao, which makes up roughlyome to 20 million people. the army failed in an attempt to capture one of the leaders of the militants on tuesday, some of whom have declared allegiance to so—called islamic state. the islamists responded by killing the chief of police in the southern city of marawi and taking several people hostage including a catholic priest. president duterte who is already well known for waging a violent campaign against drug dealers and has warned he was willing to use similar methods against the extremists. in this oath of office, which i promised to god and to the people, that i will protect and defend the country. if i think that you should die, you will die. if you fight us, you will die. if there is an open defiance, you will die. and if it means many people dying, so be it. let's bring you up to date with the latest leg of donald trump's first foreign trip as president. as he arrived in belgium he was faced with several thousand protesters. earlier president trump met with the pope and vowed

militants held the mainly—muslim city on mindanao island for two days.s were killed in combat. the so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility forjakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and a dozen others wounded on wednesday. authorities investigating the incident also believe the bombers had links with is. the blasts were believed to target police. and republican congressional candidate greg gianforte was arrested after body slamming a guardian journalist who asked a question about healthcare. inmates have escaped from prison in north—east brazil. the police hunt is under way at the prison in the state of rio grande do norte. like manyjails in state of rio grande do norte. like many jails in rizal, state of rio grande do norte. like manyjails in rizal, it is dilapidated and overcrowded. and wayne rooney might not be getting that big money move to china after all. that's because the football authorities there have announced a 100% tax on future signings of foreign players. the move is being made to encourage the develo

this is an embarrassment for president duterte, a mindanao native who had promised to bring peace tough, only to flounder. this is a convoluted conflict which has lasted for half a century. jonathan head, bbc news, bangkok. the number of people known to have died in severe flooding in sri lanka has risen to just over 150. it's now thought that nearly 500,000 people have been forced out of their homes in the worst flooding for well over a decade. but now, forecasters are predicting more rain. the bbc‘s charles haviland reports. the worst floods in years have turned streets to rivers near kalutara, in western sri lanka. there are warnings dengue fever may break out, created by mosquitoes breeding in the stagnant waters. but more deadly, up to now, the mudslides the rain has triggered, like this one. they have sent mud and boulders careering into people's homes, devastating families. large tracts of land are flooded. here, the airforce is dropping and delivering relief supplies to stranded people. some of the most vulnerable have been airlifted. for others, improvised displacement camps

residents have fled the fighting, prompting officials to declare martial law across the island of mindanaonforte, a high profile republican candidate for the us congress, has been charged with assault. it's after he allegedly knocked a guardian journalist to the ground, on the eve of an important by—election. mr gianforte's spokesman said benjacobs entered an office without permission and was aggressive. the guardian newspaper has published audio of what happened. it's reported that president trump ‘s son—in—law, jared kushner, is under scrutiny by the fbi enquiry into russian interference in last year ‘s election. jared kushner, seen here at his father—in—law‘s side, at a time when donald trump's base in certain members of his inner circle is thought to be waning, the influence wielded by members of the first family is on the ascent. at the age of 36, jared kushner is the president's closest to buy a fashion adviser. jared kushner is reported to have caught the attention of the fbi because of his meetings with this man, russia's ambassador to the us. he is also thought to have met with a

the philippine president, rodrigo duterte, says the state of martial law on the southern island of mindanaolinked to so—called islamic state. it's only the second time martial law has been declared since the fall of president marcos. president trump is due to hold talks with pope francis in a few hours, he will also meet italy's president and prime minister before flying to brussels for a nato summit. it's the third leg of his first overseas trip as us president. earlier, he vowed to help israelis and palestinians achieve peace. venezuela's embattled leader, nicolas maduro, has issued a decree to rewrite the country's constitution. 0pponents say the move is intended to reinforce his hold on power. venezuela is gripped by an economic and political crisis with almost daily anti—government protests. judges in taiwan are expected to rule on whether same—sex couples can get married under existing laws. at the moment, the rules say a marriage should be between a man and a woman. campaigners want that declared unconstitutional. the decision comes as the lgbt community faces increasing persecution

impose martial law across the country after first declaring it this week in his native island of mindanao. while human rights groups have condemned duterte, he has received backing from president trump who recently invited him to visit the white house. human rights watch slammed the invitation saying -- "by effectively endorsing duterte's murderous 'war on drugs,' trump has made himself morally complicit in future killings." well, earlier this week, a transcript of the call of trump inviting duterte to the white house was leaked and published by the intercept. according to the leaked transcript, trump said -- "i just wanted to congratulate you because i am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem. many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and i just wanted to call and tell you that." duterte responded -- "thank you mr. president. this is the scourge of my nation now and i have to do something to preserve the filipino nation." trump then responded -- "i understand that, and fully understand that, and i think we number one priorities o

lastal law was declared in mindanao and 2009. the u.s. commerce department is pursuing new leads into its investigation of a chinese smartphone maker over the breaking of sanctions against iran. zte wasans want -- fined more than $1 billion for passing restricted american technology to tehran. the mine will come early next month. the mayor of santa barbara has been at odds, but says he will make a ruling on june 6. some marco says it will need at least five months. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts. betty: as we were just discussing, stocks pushing toward all-time highs. indicating the global economy is perhaps on firmer footing. even the president's budget proposal did not dampen positive sentiment. su keenan with more. we have been able to shrug off what is going on in washington. and the terrorist attacks, which is remarkable. let's go right to the numbers. gain is the fourth straight rise. that is a big contrast to last week. the big movers, bank of america up. it shows the banks were in t

islamist militants, linked to the islamic state group, took over parts of the southern island of mindanaoand has threatened to extend it across the country. china's credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in nearly 30 years. moody's, one of the world's big three ratings agencies, reduced china's rating by one notch to a1 — its fifth highest. the move's because of fears that growth in the world's second—biggest economy will slow in the coming years. five people have died in a crash involving a lorry and a car on the m6 in staffordshire. four women and a man, who were all in the car, died in the accident which happened between stoke—on—trent and stafford in the early hours of this morning. the lorry driver's been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. liz copper reports. the crash was on the southbound stretch of the m6 between stoke—on—trent and stafford. the emergency services were called just after 4.30am in the morning. foui’ women and a man travelling in the car — a nissan micra — were killed, while another man, in his 405, was taken to hospital with

some of the sales in the gulf of mexico and mexico side, you see very significant investments in mindanao from u.s. companies -- coming in from u.s. companies. foreign investment, for in job creation. it benefits us up and down the value chain. the mexico energy approach today is very different than it was a short your -- a few short years ago. nafta brings us some of the certainty you need and the confidence you can have bringing judicial systems and others that gives certainty to those investment dollars to find a friendly place to land. chip, if the environment became less favorable to u.s. companies, what the you imagine happens with those mexican resources? chip: one of the concerns -- problems is the capital will go where it is most wanted. when you look at our business, we are a global industry. we're trying to find places where we had the greatest opportunity but also where we are welcome. the situation in mexico in particular provides great certainty to us now. anything that would discourage that were create uncertainty -- or create uncertainty would perhaps chill the uncertainty

has sparked outrage after he told soldiers they could rape women with impunity in the region of mindanao, where duterte has declared martial law. in a speech friday, the philippine president said, "if you happen to have raped three women, i will own up to it," implying he'd cover for the soldiers and take responsibility himself for the rape. in the past, duterte has said he wished he'd been first in line in a gang rape of a woman who was raped and murdered in the 1980's. in taiwan, the highest court has ruled against laws prohibiting lgbt couples from marrying, making taiwan poised to be the first country in asia to legalize marriage equality. the victory came after a longtime lgbt activist sued when he was prohibited from marrying his longtime partner. in its ruling the court wrote -- "the freedom of marriage for two persons of the same sex, once legally recognized, will constitute the collective basis, together with opposite-sex marriage, for a stable society." back in the united states, in cleveland, the police officer who killed 12-year-old tamir rice has been fired, but not over the

the fighting broke out yesterday in marawi city, on the island of mindanao.nt duterte responded by imposing martial law. thousands of residents fled the area today amid tight security, as duterte vowed to hunt down the militants. >> if i think you should die, you will die. if you fight us, you will die. if there is an open defiance, you will die. and if it means many people dying, so be it. >> woodruff: the philippines president also said he might extend martial law nationwide, if the islamic state group gains a foothold. taiwan will become the first asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage. the country's constitutional court ruled today that a ban on such unions violates the taiwanese constitution. now, lawmakers have two years to enact new laws or amend the current statutes. if they do not, couples will be allowed to submit a written document to have their marriages recognized. in economic news, moody's rating service lowered china's credit rating by one notch because of its surging debt load. beijing protested the decision. and on wall street, the dow jo

it affects the island of mindanao, where muslim extremists linked to the islamic state group have attacked marawi, a city of some 200,000. the fighting today killed at least two soldiers, a police officer and several militants and continued into the night. two u.s. astronauts aboard the international space station were forced to make an unplanned spacewalk today for urgent repairs. commander peggy whitson and flight engineer jack fischer replaced a broken data-relay box that operates the station's radiators, robotic equipment and solar panels. whitson now ties the record for the most spacewalks of any american: ten. she also holds the u.s. record for the most accumulated time in space. the u.s. government is accusing fiat chrysler of cheating on diesel emissions tests, just as volkswagen did. the justice department filed suit today, saying the auto maker used special software on more than 100,000 vehicles to get around the tests. the company denies wrongdoing. on wall street, stocks managed to climb for the fourth straight session. the dow jones industrial average gained 43 points to close

martial law is in mindanao. yvonne: a look at what is coming up in the next few hours. . haidi: is it going to be awkward in sicily? one would have to assume so. brexit and trade, in particular the push for domestic trade. another massive hurdle for president trump as he wraps up this trip. i have to talk about oil. wti crude is at a session low can read opec had the deal to extend supply cuts. will the surging u.s. shale get in the way? haidi: that very much the problem. we will be speaking to the executive director for weighing inand fx, on where the oil price goes from here. what it means for the rest of commodities as well as petrol etro-currencies. ♪ ♪ is 9:00 a.m. in hong kong. i am haidi lun. this is "bloomberg markets: asia." ♪ haidi: asia-pacific markets on the slide has oil drugs on energy stocks. japanese inflation the fastest in two years, but 2% still far off. crude slumping, opec extends curbs into 2018. traders were left underwhelmed.

the imposition of martial law in mindanao is expected to last 60 days. the u.s. measures at 12 airports, telling travelers they must screen electronic devices separately. the transportation security administration says devices larger than smartphones will be x-ray screen individually, and other carry-on items may also be checked separately. the tsa says the measures may be rolled out to other airports later. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 reporters and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am paul allen. this is bloomberg. betty: thank you. time to see how the asian markets are shaping up. they struggled off the moody's downgraded and said minutes. it is all about oil now. shery: we are past things that have happened in the last couple of sessions. what people are focusing on is the fact that the dollar is softening for a second consecutive session. we are also seeing record lows in the u.s., being felt favorably across markets in asia, especially when it comes to currency markets. we are seeing the south korean won gain strength after two