CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, the president of the League of Cities of the Philippines, has expressed support for Mr. Duterte’s decision to impose martial law. “The President’s declaration is in the best interest of the country. It is required to ensure public safety and to restore peace and order,” he said on Wednesday. Military and police forces in northern and central Luzon have stayed put on the heels of President Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. ADVERTISEMENT“As of this time [Wednesday noon, May 24], there is no order to the Nolcom [Northern Luzon Command] to deploy or augment troops in Mindanao,” Lt. Col. Isagani Nato, Nolcom public information officer, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 26, 2017 01:30 UTC