CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMEN WHO SUPPORT THE ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO
Representatives Frederick Siao, Mikee Romero, Bernadette Herrera-Dy, Salvador Belaro Jr. support the one-year extension of Martial Law in Mindanao and each has stated specific concerns about the safety and security of people and communities.
Siao is vice chair of the House committee on tourism and member of the House committees on Mindanao Affairs and public works and highways.
Romero is vice chair of the House committee on the East ASEAN Growth Area and member of the House committee on justice.
Herrera-Dy aside from being House committee on public information chair, is also member of the House committee on ways and means and on foreign affairs.
Belaro is a Member of the House committees on human rights, justice and economic affairs.
STATEMENT BY THE
HON. FREDERICK W. SIAO
Lone District of Iligan City
ON MARTIAL LAW EXTENSION
As a Mindanaoan and Iligan City congressman, security and political stability are among my top concerns. Recovery and rehabilitation efforts for Marawi will not prosper if people's safety is not assured and remaining pockets of terrorism are not quashed. I am for extending martial law in Mindanao by one year.
Mindanao is ready to forge ahead as the new economic powerhouse of the Philippines, not just in agriculture, but also in manufacturing, services, and tourism. The security and safety of workers, investors, tourists will be assured in the short term by martial law extension and in the long term by political solutions such as the BBL, progressive charter change, and move economic legislation empowering local governments and creating jobs. (END)
STATEMENT BY THE
HON. MICHAEL ROMERO, Ph.D.
1-PACMAN Party-list
Assistant Majority Leader
ON MARTIAL LAW EXTENSION
It is clear that the Maute-ISIS terrorists have not yet been exterminated. It is also clear how the BIFF, the NPA, and other terrorist forces are taking advantage of the security situation in Mindanao.
We need a strong economic war on the root causes of the rebellion and terrorism, particularly in Mindanao. The roll out of the 2018 budget and other ways to address poverty will be adversely affected if the people who will make the programs happen cannot be adequately secured.
The victory of the military and police in Marawi has won the trust of millions of Mindanaoans. We need to take advantage of the one year extension to solidify that trust and build upon it with economic, social, and political solutions. (END)
STATEMENT BY THE
HON. BERNADETTE HERRERA-DY
Chair, Committee on Public Information
ON MARTIAL LAW EXTENSION
The new phase of the Martial Law situation in Mindanao requires not just a military solution but a military response strengthened by an aggressive public information campaign to win the hearts and minds of Muslim and Christian Filipinos living and working in Mindanao.
Government must, while there is martial law, mobilize all public information officers of all its agencies in Mindanao to help the military wage the information campaign.
In the hearts and minds of Mindanaoans, we must build the defenses of peace. The psywar must run parallel to the military campaign on the ground. (END)
STATEMENT BY THE
HONORABLE SALVADOR B. BELARO, Jr
Assistant Majority Leader
1-ANG EDUKASYON Party-list
ON MARTIAL LAW EXTENSION
Schools all over Mindanao must be secured and protected against both terrorists and common criminals. Campuses must remain zones of peace and safe zones even with martial law in place. Safety and security of students and teachers must be assured during martial law.
Some schools are being targeted because of the new computers and other IT equipment being issued to the schools. Many schools in Mindanao do not have perimeter security and are far from the military camps and police stations, and because of these factors, they are open and soft targets of terrorists and bandits. (END)
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