Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo was asked what the President would do once his martial law declaration in Mindanao had reached the 60-day limit. “We have set conditions that would specifically act as the standards whether martial law [in Mindanao] should be extended or not. “Since martial law was there, and the writ of habeas corpus was suspended alongside the declaration, it expedited the process,” he added. The Supreme Court on Tuesday validated Duterte’s proclamation of martial law in Mindanao, deeming it legal and constitutional. The martial law, which the Constitution limits to 60 days, is supposed to ‪end on July 22.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 05, 2017 09:56 UTC