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RP now under ‘undeclared martial law,’ says opposition solon

First posted 06:54pm (Mla time) Oct 05, 2005
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Inquirer News Service

THE COUNTRY is already under an undeclared martial rule, an opposition congressman said on Wednesday, citing recent moves of the administration as his proof.

“We in the opposition think we have already gone past the boundary of creeping martial law. We are already under an undeclared martial law,” Iloilo Representative Rolex Suplico said.

Suplico said the undeclared martial law could be seen through the “no permit, no rally” policy followed by the calibrated preemptive response policy, both aimed at regulating street rallies; the drafting of an emergency declaration by the Department of Justice for the possible government takeover of key companies; the issuance of the Executive Order 464, which forbids government officials from appearing in congressional inquiries without the Preisdent's prior consent; and the alleged assassination plot against Arroyo and the “harassment” of prominent Anti-Arroyo leaders.
tsk tsk another irresponsible media article ... na-harass lang sila kahapon ng todo ng mga pulis, close to martial law na. kasalanan nila kasi nag-rally sila ng wala permit. pag wala ka sa lugar, d ka talaga papatawarin ng mga pulis. pag nahulihan ka nga ng wala driver's license sa kalsada, lagot ka nga lalo sa mga pulis. buti nga sila d kelangan mag-lagay or under the table

learn the lesson of history. the only way to have martial law is to have congress approve of it. noon panahon ni marcos, kontrolado nya talaga congress noon. pero sa sitwasyun, natin ngaun, I doubt it ... coz some members of congress have business interests in this so-called companies na ma-take over.