Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday challenged Malacañang’s view that the government could take over media outlets in Mindanao under martial law. “The Bill of Rights is not suspended even if martial law is declared,” Drilon said in a text message to the Inquirer. Advantage of martial lawThe question of taking over or shutting down news organizations came up on Wednesday during the joint session of Congress on President Duterte’s request to extend his martial law declaration in Mindanao for a year. 216 imposing martial law and suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao to quell an uprising by Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorists in Marawi City. “What is the value added of martial law?

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 13, 2017 20:15 UTC