Martial Law

President Rodrigo Duterte said that only a foolish leader would consider declaring martial law.

Party-list Rep. Jericho Nograles has welcomed the recommendation of Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzano not to further extend the declaration of martial law in Mindanao after 2019.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s opposition to the extension of martial law in Mindanao will be considered by President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang said.

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said he was not inclined to recommend another extension of martial law in Mindanao once the third extension ends on December 31.

An extension of martial law in Mindanao may not be needed if amendments to the existing Human Security Act are passed by Congress, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said.

The Senate majority bloc has a plan to prevent martial law in Mindanao from being extended for the fourth time despite hints from some administration officials that its imposition is still necessary.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she supports the proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippine to exclude the cities of Davao and Cagayan de Oro for limited continuation of martial law in the region.

Malacañang does not view Davao City's request for exemption from Martial Law as special treatment.

Martial law in Mindanao has been effective even after the recent abduction of a British national and his wife by unidentified armed men in Zamboanga del Sur, Malacañang said.

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Monday said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo was wrong in saying that the declaration of martial was a tool to save democracy, as he argued that it did the opposite.

Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares and Bayan Muna Rep. Eufemia Cullamat on Monday reacted strongly against Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo's statement that martial law is a tool to save democracy.

47 years ago, then President and soon to be all powerful dictator, Ferdinand E. Marcos, placed the Philippines under Martial Law. The next 14 years would be a nightmare of corruption, misgovernance, and brutality, as Marcos and his cronies…

On the 47th anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law, Vice President Leni Robredo issued yet another strongly-worded statement urging Filipinos to unite in protecting democracy amidst attempts of despots to return to power.

Senator Risa Hontiveros is seeking justice for the abuses committed during the martial law regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. On the 47th year anniversary of the martial law proclamation in the country, Hontiveros said the…

Senator Kiko Pangilinan has dared millennials to act and speak up on sociopolitical issues as the country marks the 47th year since the declaration of martial law.

Senator Panfilo Lacson doesn't understand the uproar over the declaration and extension of martial law in Mindanao because it is nowhere near the authoritarian rule imposed by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

President Rodrigo Duterte will not declare martial law in Negros Oriental amid the spate of killings there.

ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro on Friday lambasted the Duterte administration for floating the possibility of declaring martial law in Negros Oriental as a result of killings allegedly perpetrated by communist rebels.

President Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to extend martial law in Mindanao.

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the government should consider lifting martial law in Mindanao which has been in effect since 2017.