MANILA, Philippines — Following is a roundup of campaign sorties of and related news that took place on Saturday, Feb. 12. Velarde introduced Marcos as “our presidential candidate” and Duterte as his favorite Davao City mayor before they addressed the crowd. No martial law, no dictatorship,” said Lacson, who was only a young constabulary lieutenant when martial law was proclaimed in 1972. “In the first place, martial law is already defined under the Constitution and the declaration of martial law has its limitations,” Lacson told reporters, adding that any martial law declaration is limited only to 60 days and must be approved by Congress. You cannot arrest just anyone even if there is a state of martial law,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 13, 2022 02:13 UTC