In the August 2016 ruling on Limkaichong v the Land Bank of the Philippines, the SC declared: “The spring cannot rise higher than its source. * * *Filipinos should remember how each senator voted on this case, and the arguments of the lawmakers who opposed the one-year extension. The lawmakers have reassured the nation that they will closely monitor the implementation of the extended martial law to prevent abuses. There is also a chorus of reassurances that martial law will have no adverse impact on business and economic growth in Mindanao. President Duterte tried talking with the communists, pleading with them to stop torching businesses and killing soldiers and police personnel.

Source: Philippine Star December 14, 2017 18:45 UTC