Duterte 'can declare martial law' in Negros to stop violence, says Panelo Full story:
NEGROS KILLINGS. Church and rights groups join the families of the victims of the killings in Negros Island in an indignation rally on July 27, 2019, in Quezon City. Photo by Mark Saludes/Rappler
Panelo made the statement in a Palace news briefing, where he said the President would likely invoke emergency powers"soon."in his speech at the National Security Council and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency anniversary on Wednesday night, July 31. A martial law declaration, said Panelo, would be"separate" from his current declaration covering Mindanao and lasting until December this year.
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