Documented casesAmper said the President’s claim about criminality easing as a result of martial law was “sheer lies.”In a statement, Amper asked the CHR to make public the results of its investigation on the effects of martial law on Moro, “lumad” and farmers. Scaring investorsPalace officials, however, had broached the idea of extending martial law further. Bishop Edwin dela Peña of Marawi City and Archbishop Antonio Ledesma of Cagayan de Oro expressed opposition to extending martial law, imposed to defeat terror groups in Marawi, again. Ledesma, in a report on the website of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said martial law was a scary thought for investors. Sept. 21Dela Peña said the first extension of martial law should have been limited only to Marawi to facilitate the reconstruction of the ravaged city.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 14, 2018 21:56 UTC