Senators seek ML briefinghome/News/Top Stories/Senators seek ML briefingSENATORS are waiting for a security briefing from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on its plan to recommend a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. Sen. Francis Pangilinan, president of the Liberal Party, on Tuesday said they are are calling on the military to match its request for martial law extension with hard and justifiable facts. Martial law, he noted, is an extreme measure to be imposed only in exceptional cases when there is actual rebellion or invasion and only for a very limited period. Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito said the military was in a better position to say if there was a need to extend martial law. He added that they based their decision on last year’s declaration of martial law on a security briefing from the AFP.

Source: Manila Times December 04, 2018 16:18 UTC