Juan Ponce-Enrile: Arroyo’s Martial Law is `toothless’
Juan Ponce-Enrile, ex-implementor of Martial law
Senator Juan Ponce-Enrile says the martial law declared in Maguindanao is a “toothless” one, unlike that of his friend and boss, Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. In 1972, Marcos declared martial law and effectively wielded it for decades. Now, says...
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Arroyo submits report to Congress
Arroyo Cabinet
At around 8:30 last night, December 5, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, on behalf of Mrs. Gloria Arroyo, submitted a 21 page report to Congress, officially beating the supposed “deadline” for submitting a report to Congress on the supposed causes of declaring Martial rule...
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Martial Law declared in Maguindanao
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...
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AIM Policy Center makes a bluff on E.O. 839
Arroyo should not stand down on E.O. 839
Opponents of Executive Order 839 has found another willing ally, this time, the AIM Policy Center, a so-called “think tank” of the elite.
In a press conference, the Executive Director of the Center urged Malacanang to lift the contentious E.O. because...
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