Philippines' Duterte threatens martial law if communist rebels disrupt aid

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to declare martial law if communist rebels disrupted the flow of relief goods for Filipinos impacted by the coronavirus lockdown restrictions, and asked his military to be ready.

“I am now warning everybody, I am putting notice to the armed forces and police. I might declare martial law and there will be no turning back,” he said at the beginning of the meeting on the extension of coronavirus containment measures, which was screened on television on Friday morning.

Duterte has long been at odds with the New People’s Army, worsened by repeated breakdowns in a peace process he launched at the beginning of his presidency.Our Standards:

 

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Yes when forced to do so. Some of us even want that bc some Filipinos lack discipline

Good idea! Martial law 🙏

This is the kind of Leader needed in the P.I. in order to effect change, law & order. Bayao's don't understand any other kind language except hardcore ass kicking.

Duterte is a laughingstock

If Phillipines goes under martial law how would people be able to tell

No plans, only threats

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