News Roundup 05 March 2020
Mar 05, 2020 • 1 min Read
Cop killed, son, 9, wounded in Marawi City gun attack | INQUIRER.NET – A policeman in Marawi City was killed and his nine-year-old son was wounded in a gun attack by still unidentified assailants on Thursday (March 5). Col. Madzgani Mukaram, Lanao del Sur police chief, said 38-year-old Pat. Abdul Mojib Barolbae Ditucalan was driving his motorcycle with his son as passenger when the assailants, also riding in a motorcycle, opened fire at them.
Marawi residents complain about slow rehab | PHILSTAR.COM – Residents of conflict-ravaged Marawi has complained about the slow rehabilitation of their city, prompting President Duterte to designate housing chief Eduardo del Rosario as point person for the rebuilding efforts. Duterte met with Marawi residents, national and local officials, and lawmakers in Malacañang last Wednesday to discuss the developments in the rehabilitation of the city, which was attacked by Islamic State-linked terrorists in 2017.
Women’s Month 2020: Robredo calls on Filipinas to empower each other | Manila Bulletin –For women to be strong, Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo believes they need each other to empower themselves. In her keynote address at the SPARK! Philippines #Women2020 Summit in Taguig City, Robredo emphasized that women have crucial parts to play in empowering their fellow women. “The only way to be strong as women is to be strong together,” Robredo, an advocate of women empowerment, said on Thursday.
Senate seeks provisional authority for ABS-CBN | The Manila Times – Senators on Wednesday voted in favor of adopting Senate Resolution 6 expressing the sense of the Senate to allow ABS-CBN Corp. and all its subsidiaries to operate through a provisional authority issued by the National Telecommunications Commission.
