What further proofs are needed to support martial law in Mindanao? Nakahiyaan na lang ng mga oppositors na iatras and petition?

It is more fun criticizing

Rizal Philippines
June 15, 2017

                           Rep. Edcel Lagman prepares for oral arguments in SC vs Martial Law
                                           Declaration   (proclamation 216)

As this is being written the oral arguments for and against martial law in Mindanao are being exchanged at SC. Maybe a waste of time and people's money This post asks what are more proofs needed to support the decision for such a declaration:  The main argument is that it should be limited to Marawi city

But this is war.  and now the crisis has spilled over up to Iligan City;    destruction is in billions of pesos;  hundreds of  lives were lost.    The Maute has hundreds of combatants at Marawi with P30 million support coming from ISIS through a former Malaysian professor;   The militants had even a P50.00 stash in one of the houses.

1.  The perpetrators are rumored to have slipped to neighboring provinces As the bomb maker who was caught in  CDO;  the elder Maute was caught in Davao

2. The evacuees are in Iligan City where there is an impending humanitarian crisis

3.  The allies of the militants are all elsewhere  in Mindanano:   Sulu, Zamboanga Maguindanao

4.  The NPA may be taking advantage of the situation to launch attacks.

5.  The foreign nationals joining the fray are entering through the porous borders of southern Mindanao like Sarangani and Sulu

6.  It now appears that the Marawi war is a tactical alliance among BIFF, Abu Sayyaf,  and Maute.  (And maybe NPA.  Those in the know say that the ASG were in Clarin Bohol to recruit fighters for this event

Again this petition at SC is a great dishonor our fallen soldiers in Marawi    While they gave up their lives for our country, the detractors have the gall and guts to imply that their efforts were in vain.  The allies of the other militants like the NPA and other armed groups would be the only one who are capable of launching such detraction

The situation then, in 1972 when JPA was allegedly ambushed in Makati, as an excuse to declare martial law is very different from Marawi situation.  It is war.  Let the honorable objectors to the Martial Law in Mindanao go to Marawi at the provincial capitol to argue against such declaration

I would suppose nakahiyaan na lang nila.  The church, VP Robredo and all others even a known leftist lady senator agree that the declaration is justified

                                Maute ISIS abducted the Catholic priest and burned the Cathedral

Rappler polls at CDO Presidential Debate - Duterte wins, Binay ranks last

It is more fun criticizing

Rizal Philippines
February 22, 2016

From Rappler - Presidential Debate at Cagayan de Oro

Mabuhay Pilipinas.
PILI  ng magaling na pangulo sa susunod na termino.

While this post predicted a Binay victory, the polls at the debate held yesterday among the 5 candidates:   Binay, Roxas, Santiago, Poe and Duterte showed a different result in a poll conducted among the netizens.  The promise of removing corruption by the gung ho Duterte impressed the netizens.  He was ahead by a wide margin.  Binay was last.

Poe, based on editors picks won 2 out of 3 debates.

Editors' picks per round

• PiliPinas 2016 Debate: Round 1 goes to Mar Roxas
• PiliPinas 2016 Debate: Round 2 goes to Grace Poe
• PiliPinas 2016 Debate: Round 3 goes to Grace Poe

Netizens' picks per round

• On social media, Duterte wins Round 1 of the debate
• Duterte takes Round 2, Roxas is runner-up for netizens
• Consistent winner: Netizens say Duterte takes 3rd round of debate

Whom do you pick as the winner?

I thought Newspapers Have Verified Facts

Si Filosofo Tasyo ay patuloy sa pagpilosopo

I thought that newspapers observe high standards of journalism and truth.  This morning I read a reaction from Pepito Alvarez on the allegations that his cutting of logs at watershed of a water system he operates caused the flood.

He said that he will not do that being a foolish behavior, to cut logs in a watershed.  And that the newspaper must rectify this unverified untrue reports.

To which the editor of the newspaper weakly retorted that that was reported by CDO residents.