Tag: June

Marshal Law declared on Mindanao Island On May 23rd Marshall Law was declared on Mindanao Island by President Duterte due to the attack of a Maute group on military forces as they were trying to serve an arrest warrant on the terrorist Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. 59,655 people were displaced. Many hostages and fatal atrocities insued. We had scheduled 3 back to back seminars and purchased plane fares for our staff to go and conduct those trainings which were relatively close to that region where the fire fighting was. Upon hearing of the declaration of Martial Law and the circumstances of the fire fights and calamity I called from Budapest (where Calli and I were with our daughter Krystel and the new in-laws!) and cancelled the seminars. I was uneasy for the next few days about the cancellation. Canceled Seminars Saved! One morning I woke up about 3am and checked the current news from Mindanao and things were improving there. It is still...