According to the head of the military, martial law had led to the recovery of at least 5,500 unlicensed guns. He said martial law also helped in the war on terror groups, including the New People’s Army (NPA). He claimed that at least 10,000 NPA guerrillas and their supporters had surrendered as a result of martial law. Martial law, he added, also led to the surrender of 174 members of the homegrown terror group Abu Sayyaf. The military proposal for a third extension of martial law, also supported by the Philippine National Police, had met resistance from Church and leftist groups.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 30, 2018 21:45 UTC