Friendly fire incident in Marawi (Cong. Karlo Nograles)

Now is not the time for fingerpointing on what happened with the airstrike that accidentally hit our Army soldiers pursuing ISIS-linked Maute terrorists. Casualties resulting to unexpected mishaps is certainly something that we should frown on but in war, things like this can happen.  Miscommunication can happen amidst the chaos of war and our soldiers in the field, no matter how hard they train, may commit mistakes. Wala po tayong dapat sisihin sa pangyayaring ito kundi ang mga teroristang naghahasik ng lagim.

What we should do now is to join together in prayer for the eternal repose of  our gallant warriors who perished in this fight, and the civilians, all those wounded, all those suffering, especially the evacuees, and most especially let's pray for the restoration of peace in Marawi City, in Mindanao, in our country and the world.

Statement of Cong. Lito Atienza on the passing of former Senator Eva Estrada Kalaw

​We are deeply saddened by the passing of former Senator Eva Estrada Kalaw. We have lost a dedicated freedom fighter – a leader of the democratic system in our continuing struggle for a better Philippines.

​We will always cherish the years we spent with Tita Eva in the struggle to liberate our country from martial law. She was a guiding light, a steady hand, a courageous fighter who not only led our group of oppositionists from Manila in the Batasang Pambansa elections in 1984, but also led our battles on the floor of the Batasan as we fought to remove 14 years of martial rule.

​She had developed such a reputation as a brave and tireless freedom fighter that she could very well be considered as the Filipino Joan of Arc.

​Farewell, Tita Eva – a true Filipino statesman and patriot.