Philippine Defense Chief Hints That President Duterte May Impose Martial Law



South China Morning Post/AFP: Philippine president Duterte may declare nationwide martial law next week, defence chief says

Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly threatened to impose martial law across the country, but not given a specific time frame

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may declare nationwide martial law if threatened protests by communists and other leftists against his rule turn violent or disrupt the country, his defence chief said Friday.

Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana emphasised he believed it was very unlikely martial law would be declared, but said the president was worried about threatened “massive” protests by the left.

“He said, if the left will try to have a massive protest, start fires on the streets, they will disrupt the country, then I might (declare martial law),” Lorenzana told reporters,

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