(Updated, 1:14 p.m.) Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Friday said martial law should have been declared only in some areas of Mindanao. It is probably the correct solution but for a limited part of Mindanao,” Ramos said during a televised press conference. He said martial law “may be proper in the eyes of the administration” but he said it has to acknowledge that there are peaceful areas in Mindanao that do not need to be subjected to martial law or martial rule. READ: Martial law in Mindanao: What we knowRamos, who encouraged Duterte to run for president, said he feels it is his obligation to “try to correct the sense of fear” of the public because of martial law. Human rights violationsRamos also warned against human rights abuses perpetrated because of martial law.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 26, 2017 05:08 UTC