Let’s not normalize martial law — Hilbay 2133 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Raymund AntonioLet’s not normalize martial law. Hilbay, a former solicitor general, called the longer martial law implementation “patently unconstitutional.”“The Constitution requires invasion or rebellion as prerequisite for imposing martial law,” he said on his Twitter account. Hilbay, who is a constitutional law expert, explained that the Supreme Court emphasized it must be an actual invasion or rebellion for martial law to be extended once again. Hilbay said he believes both the AFP and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are capable of keeping the peace and thwarting any threats in Mindanao even without martial law.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 03, 2018 11:37 UTC