by anyajulia | Aug 28, 2008 | Headlines, National News
ABTON sa kagamhanan nga may pagtugot ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa mga salaud sa mga sakop niining nanghasi kon dili itahan ang mga rebeldeng naghimog kadaut sa Mindanao.
Ug kon dili man niini kaya nga itahan, kinahanglang pasagdan una ang militar ug kapolisan sa pagpatuman sa balaod batok ug paglutos niadtong mga malapason.
Kini maoy tubag ni Press Secretary Jesus Dureza sa pahayag ni MILF Chairman Al-Haj Murad nga naghangyo ug paglurang sa opensiba military batok sa mga rebeldeng MILF.
Matud ni Dureza, ang military ug kapolisan dili mo-undang sa ilang operasyon hangtd ang mga nakasala dili mataral sa hukmanan aron manubag sa ilang ti-neroristang buhat. (rachiu/PIA)
by anyajulia | Aug 19, 2008 | Headlines, National News
Press Secretary Jesus Dureza branded as totally baseless, the charges from the opposition, that a shift from presidential to a federal system of government through an amendment of the Constitution would open the way for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to extend her term beyond 2010.
In an interview, Dureza stressed that Malacanang is supporting Senate Joint Resolution No. 10 because it jibes with the administration’s and the Filipino people’s aspirations for a lasting peace in Mindanao.
The Senate resolution calls for the convening of “Congress into a constituent assembly for the purpose of revising the Constitution to establish a Federal System of government.”
Backed by 16 senators, among them are Senate President Manuel Villar and Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr; Dureza pointed out that it is very clear, that there is nothing in the resolution that cites any extension of the President Arroyo’s term limit.
He also made clear that on various occasions in the past, the President reiterated that she would step down when her term ends in 2010.
“The problem is that at times we are very negative, that even the reforms of government were delayed because of too much criticism”, he stressed.
Dureza, who hails from Mindanao, said that the administration’s support for the Senate resolution would, hopefully, hasten the government’s earlier plan to grant the Muslims their own autonomous area, for starters. (PIA/Bohol)
