Speaking before reporters and government officials after arriving from Moscow, Russia, Duterte said that the martial law that the late dictator Marcos declared in September 1972 was “good.”"[The] martial law of Mr. Marcos was very good," Duterte, who has defended Marcos in the past and ordrered the burial of his remains at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, said. Marcos, in declaring martial law in 1972, reasoned that military rule was needed to stop Moro and communist rebellions from overtaking the republic. However, this was not how many Filipinos experienced military rule as seen by the high number of cases of human rights abuses and persons missing. These figures were from 1965 to 1986 including the martial law period from 1972 to 1981. Duterte: No abuses under pressent martial lawDuterte assured the pubic that no abuses would be tolerated during the martial law period in Mindanao, which could last up to two months.

Source: Philippine Star May 24, 2017 12:45 UTC