Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra rejects Panelo's 'COVID-19 invasion' as martial law basis remark.
MANILA - Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said martial law can only be declared due to armed actions by human beings, and not by viruses.
Guevarra was reacting to Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo's claim that the global coronavirus pandemic can be considered an "invasion", and can serve as basis for President Rodrigo Duterte to employ extraordinary measures such as martial law.
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