News Roundup 14 June 2023
Jun 14, 2023 • 3 min Read
Dawlah Islamiya leader Abu Zacharia killed in Marawi clash | PHILSTAR.COM – MARAWI CITY, Philippines — A team of soldiers and police killed the “emir” of the Dawlah Islamiya in a 10-minute clash in Marawi City before dawn Wednesday.
Police Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, said Wednesday a raiding team was to serve Faharudin Pumbuaya Pangalian different warrants of arrest but killed him instead when he resisted and provoked a gunfight.
Pangalian, more known as Abu Zacharia in the Dawlah Islamiya and touted as the group’s emir — meaning ruler in Arabic — was wanted for more than 20 high-profile criminal cases pending in different courts.
Nobleza said the operation meant to peacefully arrest Pangalian in the Sarimanok area that went haywire and resulted in his death involved different military and police units and intelligence agents of the Army-led anti-terror Task Force Marawi under the Western Mindanao Command.
Sources from the Lanao del Sur Provincial Peace and Order Council told reporters it was Maranao villagers supportive of the peace and security programs of Gov. Mamintal Adiong, Jr. who reported the presence of Pangalian in Sarimanok area, enabling the police and military to locate him in the area.
Full Story at: Dawlah Islamiya leader Abu Zacharia killed in Marawi clash | Philstar.com
Digital News Report: Filipinos more ‘cautious’ of expressing political views | PHILSTAR.COM – MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos are wary of expressing their political views compared to the global average, a new study on news consumption patterns found, coinciding with concerns that civic space in the Philippines is shrinking.
This is based on the country profile of the annual Digital News Report (DNR) by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which featured results of a poll conducted among 2,284 Filipinos from late January to early February in 2023. This year’s global report by the Reuters Institute also surveyed over 93,000 online news consumers in 46 markets covering half of the world’s population.
According to the report, at least 81% of Filipinos were cautious about voicing their political views online and 78% were similarly concerned about political conversations offline. This is higher than the global finding that just over half of those surveyed in all media markets were concerned about expressing political opinions both online (54%) and offline (52%).
The report also noted that media markets with more active participants like the Philippines often exhibit higher concerns about discussing politics online.
Full Story at: Digital News Report: Filipinos more ‘cautious’ of expressing political views | Philstar.com
Phivolcs: Mayon Volcano unrest intensifies | INQUIRER.NET – MANILA, Philippines — State seismologists on Wednesday said Mayon Volcano’s unrest has intensified after an increase in the number of volcanic earthquakes and rockfall events.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Mayon Volcano recorded seven volcanic earthquakes from 5 a.m. on Tuesday until 5 a.m. on Wednesday and 309 rockfall events.
On the other hand, the sulfur dioxide flux decreased to 149 tonnes a day.
Previously, Phivolcs said the volcano only saw one volcanic earthquake and 221 rockfall events with 723 tonnes of sulfur dioxide flux.
Phivolcs classified Mayon Volcano under Alert Level 3 since last Thursday.
Full Story at: Phivolcs: Mayon Volcano unrest intensifies | Inquirer News
As PH students fall into learning abyss, DepEd told to focus on right solutions | INQUIRER.NET – MANILA, Philippines—Lawrence (not his real name), a grade 10 student, is having trouble in school, failing most of the tests given him by his teachers.
Take as case, he said, the result of his spelling exam, where out of 15 items, he got everything wrong, writing debry for debris, futhia for fuschia.
But Lawrence is not alone. In his class of 40 students, a great number is failing tests not only in spelling but in almost all subjects.
Some students do not even know how to read, one of his teachers told INQUIRER.net.
Full Story at: As PH students fall into learning abyss, DepEd told to focus on right solutions | Inquirer News
