National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. is reportedly snubbing invitations to meet with his presumed successor, Clarita Carlos, to discuss the turnover to the Marcos administration, Politiko has learned.
President Rodrigo Duterte said martial law could last up to the end of his term if Police Chief Bato dela Rosa and Armed Forces Chief of Staff do not think the peace and order situation has not stabilized.
A president Gloria Macagapal-Arroyo era Armed Forces chief of staff has been tapped as national security adviser by incoming president Rodrigo Duterte.