the full of the region of mindanao is a post where martial law was imposed in the whole region of in the now when the siege only happened at the capital. i understand that one of the government's proposals is to build a garrison in the town but that's pretty controversial what are the problems that could be faced there and how is the government justifying it well that is exactly what civilians you're asking first of all there's already a very big military camp at the heart of matter are we they have expanded that after the liberation and they feel though that basically the military garrison is going to be built which would mean a displacement of so many families as you know the conflict in mindanao is also largely rooted in the in the fight over land and they feel that this will actually make the situation difficult especially in land now where clan wars can actually last up to decades they feel though that no amount of sophisticated liberation or a power point expensive power point presentations by the task force that leads the rehabilitation can hide the fact that the situation for

he had a mandate, for example, to impose a security crackdown on mindanao.ery clear mandate to conduct his tough policy on drugs. now, just a slight correction. he did not win a majority, he won a plurality. now, with respect to whether an unelected judge can weigh in, of course it's the duty of the constitutionally designated officers to weigh in when their mandate requires that they way it. and it's not about politics, it's about doing the right thing. and everyone, every filipino, must always be reminded that the constitution is there precisely to protect the lives and property of the innocent, the poor, especially the helpless amongst us. would you also agree that integrity is of the utmost importance for any very senior legal official — i mean not least, of course, the chief justice of the supreme court? and as you, it seems, became more and more of an enemy as perceived by duterte, he even used that word, there was great scrutiny put upon your own personal affairs. and it seems, unfortunately, that your personal affairs couldn't stand up to that form o

october last year following a five month battle the siege left much of the city on the island of mindanao in ruins and displaced two hundred thousand people many of them are now concerned that the fighters will regroup and launch another assault more from mount a serious challenge duggan and miller. they're taking their anguish from are we to manila these are civilians who see their voices back in their home city have been muted because martial law is imposed all across the mindanao region and this is one of the rare forums where you hear civilian voices to day we've heard from civilians who've lost their homes their livelihoods and loved ones in the five months long war that's started in the last year at the forum today they called on the government to act swiftly we would like a congressional hearing that will look into what really transpired and the see the human rights violations that are continuously being committed against civilians there are hundreds and thousands of civilians remain displaced to this day and the need for humanitarian assistance remain dire and desperate civilians

are we feel that they have now come to the capital manila because their voices have been muted in mindanao where martial law is imposed now the first half of the forum we've already heard from civilians who say that what they want is what they call transitional justice that they be given a chance for an impartial independent investigation that assistance be given to the hundreds of thousands that continue to be displaced and really our true independent fact finding mission hopefully led by congress to actually look into what transpired then rob some of the experts also question why president would be good that there is a declared martial law without proper consultations without before forming a committee basically and deciding also why the full of the region of mindanao is imposed where martial law was imposed in the whole region have been there now when the siege only happened at the capital murder. i understand that one of the government's proposals is to build a garrison in the town but that's pretty controversial what are the problems that could be faced there and how is the government

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are no different to those of many boys to be a professional football player but he comes from the mindanao region of the philippines long held back by poverty and conflict and dreams like his are often have true mean just that a dream. rob studies during weekdays in the other city but on weekends he travels for hours to this town of keep the power on to teach football to young kids so you know i feel bad when i see children here not reach their full potential in football they cannot afford coaches so i share with them what i learn and what they can barely afford sports clothes to play young and have to make do with whatever space they're given. here with me. but rob says the recent historic win of the philippine national football team vs goals against the justice john is inspiring it is the first time the national team has qualified for the asian cup the as goes also rose in world rankings soaring nine places to one hundred and thirteen it may not seem much but it's the highest ranking the team has ever achieved thank. god. the philippine asco say they hope their qualification to the asian

are no different to those of many boys to be a professional football player but he comes from the mindanao region of the philippines long held back by poverty and conflict and dreams like his are often have to remain just bad dream. rob studies during weekdays in the other city but on weekends he travels for hours to this town of keep the power on to teach football to young kids so you know and i feel bad when i see children here not reach their full potential in football they cannot afford coaches so i share with them what i learn and what they can barely afford sports clothes to play young and have to make do with whatever space they're given. your best. but rob says the recent historic win of the philippine national football team vs goals against the jackets on is inspiring it is the first time the national team has qualified for the asian cup the ask goes also rose in world rankings soaring nine places to one hundred and thirteen it may not seem much but it's the highest ranking the team has ever achieved thank. god thank you. the philippine asco say they hope their qualification to th

could have had a mindanao. pretty sure. on the on the second murder. is my worry is that they could be based on the way they were made a statement as one of the forensics are so important because they have those and all that i was going to insist on is no d.n.a. there's no fingerprints. and life organs there's no one from your birth me. first you stated that cleaned took the final shots right you know in your first state in the first i.v.'s why did you do that i'll try to save more but i told him if he were friends of no more of a lot longer and a. father told investigators first to investigators i'll translate more. can i ask you a very very honest question and i hope you're not offended but this is my common sense again speaking so i'm not attacking you and i'm not judging because i wasn't there this is what i think. i think it's really hard to believe that someone lies in court to protect his friend. and will not lie to protect his own life. i never lied in court to protect my friend you said. that was a statement we have a statement but it was real

are no different to those of many boys to be a professional football player but he comes from the mindanao region of the philippines long held back by poverty and conflict and dreams like his are often have true mean just that a dream. rob studies during weekdays in the other city but on weekends he travels for hours to this town of keep the power on to teach football to young kids so you know and i feel bad when i see children here not reach their full potential in football they cannot afford coaches so i share with them what i learn and what they can barely afford sports clothes to play young and have to make do with whatever space they're given. her the most. but rob says the recent historic win of the philippine national football team vs goals against the jackets on is inspiring it is the first time the national team has qualified for the asian cup the ask goes also rose in world rankings soaring nine places to one hundred and thirteen it may not seem much but it's the highest ranking the team has ever achieved the only. was thanks to. the philippine asco say they hope their qualificat

are no different to those of many boys to be a professional football player but he comes from the mindanao region of the philippines long held back by poverty and conflict and dreams like his are often have true mean just that a dream. rob studies during weekdays in the other city but on weekends he travels for hours to this town of keep the power on to teach football to young kids so you know and i feel bad when i see children here not reach their full potential in football they cannot afford coaches so i share with them what i learned and what they can barely afford sports clothes to play young and have to make do with whatever space they're given. here almost. but rob says the recent historic win of the philippine national football team the astros against to just on is inspiring it is the first time the national team has qualified for the asian cup the ask goes also rose in world rankings soaring nine places to one hundred and thirteen it may not seem much but it's the highest ranking the team has ever achieved the only. was. the philippine asco say they hope their qualification to the

their voices back in their home city have been muted because martial law is imposed all across the mindanao region this is one of the rare forums where you hear civilian voices today we've heard from civilians who've lost their homes their livelihoods and loved ones in the five months long war that style started in may last year at the forum today they called on the government to act swiftly we would like a congressional hearing that will look into what really transpired and the see the human rights violations that are continuously being committed against civilians there are hundreds and thousands of civilians remain displaced to this day and the need for humanitarian assistance remain dire and desperate civilians say no amount of sophisticated power point presentation or even an ostentatious declaration of liberation basically of the war against the motor can hide the very sad realisation on the ground that hundreds and thousands of civilians continue to suffer not just in malawi but all across the province of land now. still ahead on al-jazeera nigeria mourns the death of nearly one hundr

their voices back in their home city have been muted because martial law is imposed all across the mindanao region and this is one of the rare forums where you hear civilian voices to d.c. we've heard from civilians who've lost their homes their livelihoods and loved ones in the five months long war that's started in the last year at the forum today they called on the government to act swiftly we would like a congressional hearing that will look into what really transpired and these see the human rights violations that are continuously being committed against civilians there hundreds and thousands of civilians remain displaced to this day and the need for humanitarian assistance remain dire and desperate civilians see no amount of sophisticated power point presentation or even an ostentatious declaration of liberation basically of the war against the mode it can hide the very sad realisation on the ground that hundreds and thousands of civilians continue to suffer not just in malawi but all across the province of la now world leaders have been congratulating turkish president hyper to juan

like we saw with the liberation of mindanao, in the past year. but, cve tools will be a part of that conversation as well. >> terrific. we have an interesting question about iraq. the house last week passed a sanction to iraqi militias. one was of course the ahl al- haq, which won parliament last week. to see this hindering? >> yeah, you know, that is such a fresh issue, involving pending legislation on which the administration may or may not have taken a position, that i'm going to punt on that one. >> okay, fair enough. and, we have another question about continuity and disagreements between the obama administration and policy in the trump administration's, cve policy. how is what you are doing new or different? or how does it doubled down and deepen what had already begun under esenobama? >> i think you see a lot of continuity, between not just the trump administration, and the obama administration, but between the trump administration and the bush administration on certain hard power tools, like military force, like drones. i think when it co

condemningg the murder of jojournalist denns denora, who was shot dead thursday in the southern region of mindanaoe was the editor and publisher of the weekly community newspaper trends and times. the philippines is one of the most dangerous countntries in te world for journalists. award-winning actor robert deniro slammed president trump during the tony awards sunday night here in new york. >> i'm going to say one thing --[blee] trump. it is no longer down with trump, it is [bleep] trump. this will get to introduction. amy: students who survived the valentine's day massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school alslso performed duririne tony awards, singing "seasons of love" " from the hit musical "rent." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. a new report by the centers for disease control and prevention has found the u.s. suicide rate rose by 25% over the past two decades. topping the list was north dakota, where suicides have risen by 57% from 1999 levels. suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the unit

their voices back in their home city have been muted because martial law is imposed all across the mindanao region this is one of the rare forums where you hear civilian voices to d.c. we've heard from civilians who've lost their homes their livelihoods and loved ones in the five months long war that started in the last year of the forum today they called on the government to act swiftly it would like a congressional hearing that will look into what really transpired and these see the human rights violations that are continuously being committed against civilians there are hundreds and thousands of civilians remain displaced to this day and the need for humanitarian assistance remain dire and desperate civilians see no amount of sophisticated power point presentation or even an ostentatious declaration of liberation basically of the war against the motor can hide the very sad realisation on the ground that hundreds and thousands of civilians continue to suffer not just in morale we but all across the province of land now aid workers in northwestern nigeria are warning that silo sense of peo