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span style=”font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;”>What are the conditions existing that justifies the declaration of martial rule? Under Section 18 of Article 7 of the 1987 Constitution, it is clearly stated that: “The President shall be the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines and whenever it becomes necessary, he may call [...]
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As what has been talked about for days, Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has placed the entire Maguindanao province under martial rule. This is the first time that Arroyo exercised her full police powers under the Constitution, signing Executive Order 1959. Under the 1987 Constitution, martial law can only be declared if there is an existing condition of [...]
