'Wag kayo matakot': Duterte says no martial law in Philippines amid COVID19 pandemic
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday assured Filipinos that there is no martial law in the Philippines despite the increased presence of police and soldiers as the country fights the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
According to Duterte, the police and military are merely helping the civilian government in implementing the rules during the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the disease. He also said people have nothing to be scared of because there will be no arrest as long as they follow quarantine policies.
"'Yan lang ang trabaho, at makikita ninyo, we are progressing at a very fast rate because we were able to put in place the rules to be followed when COVID came in like a storm from the outside," he added.
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