{"id":2043865,"date":"2025-03-14T14:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=2043865"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T06:56:53","slug":"fwd-martial-law-scenario-after-duterte-arrest-far-from-truth-says-garin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/2043865\/fwd-martial-law-scenario-after-duterte-arrest-far-from-truth-says-garin","title":{"rendered":"Solon dismisses martial law fears amid protests over Duterte’s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte<\/p><\/div>\n\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Claims that martial law may be declared to quell protests against former President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s arrest are farthest from the truth because the administration\u2019s actions lean towards maintaining democracy, Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin said on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an online press briefing, Garin explained that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been campaigning for the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate \u2014 which indicates that the Chief Executive believes in having free elections.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNapakalayo sa katotohanan no\u2019ng fake news na magkaka-martial law, unang-una, yes talaga namang may pockets of demonstration, natural \u2018yan kasi emotional ang tao.\u00a0 However ang problema kasi, hindi yan ang solusyon eh,\u201d Garin told reporters covering the House of Representatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

(It is far from the truth, it\u2019s fake news that martial law will be declared because first, while there are really pockets of demonstration, that is natural because the people are emotional.\u00a0 But that is not the solution.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo napakalaking fake news nito at saka isa pa, eh bakit nakikita mo naman todo \u2018yong ikot ng pangulo para mangampanya sa eleksyon?\u00a0 Kasi kung magde-declare \u2018yan ng martial law, wala nang mag-election.\u00a0 So it’s really untenable parang malayong-malayo,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

(So it is a big fake news, because why would the President be campaigning so hard for his Senate slate if he will declare martial law?\u00a0 When there\u2019s martial law, there would be no elections.\u00a0 So it’s really untenable because that\u2019s far from the reality.)<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Garin, declaring martial law would also contradict the aspirations of the government to bring down prices of basic goods and counter inflation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow kung magma-martial law, napaka-baliktad, napaka-taliwas n\u2019yan do\u2019n sa ginagawa ng administrasyon ngayon kasi nakikita naman na todo \u2018yong galaw para pabagsakin \u2018yong presyo ng pagkain, todo \u2018yong galaw para pababain \u2018yong ating inflation, todo ang galaw para gumalaw, matulugan \u2018yong mga maliit na negosyante,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

(Now if there will be a martial law declaration, it would go against what the administration has done because we have seen them exert effort to bring down prices of food products, to bring down inflation, and to help small businesses.)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that is actually, all these directions are geared towards pushing for a better and a more robust economy, so kapag mag-martial law ka, parang lahat ng pinaghirapan ng Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, kaakibat na \u2018yong mga nakarang administrasyon ay itatapon lamang,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

(And that is actually, all these directions are geared towards pushing for a better and a more robust economy, so if you declare martial law, all of the things that President Bongbong Marcos worked hard for, including the efforts of hte past administration, would be for naught.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of making claims about a martial law scenario, Garin urged Duterte\u2019s supporters to identify ways the former president can be assisted.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAng kailangan ngayon is matulungang sagutin, matulugan si former president na sagutin \u2018yong mga akusasyon at lumabas \u2018yong mga testigo to counter the allegations against him.\u00a0 Sino ba dyan \u2018yong mga pwede yung mag-testify na hindi totoo ang mga paratang sa kanya?\u201d Garin asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

(What we need now is for people to find ways to help the former president to answer the accusations and to bring out witnesses to counter the allegations against him.\u00a0 Who can testify to say that the claims against him are not true?)<\/span><\/p>\n

Over social media, there have been claims from Duterte\u2019s supporters that Marcos may declare martial law as there have been different protest movements after the local authorities assisted the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in enforcing the arrest order from the International Criminal Court (ICC).<\/span><\/p>\n

Last Tuesday, after arriving from Hong Kong, Duterte was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

After questioning the arrest, Duterte eventually boarded a chartered plane from Villamor Air Base, which left Manila for the Netherlands.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

After a layover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the plane carrying Duterte landed in the Hague just minutes after Thursday midnight, Manila time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ICC arrest order was issued due to the alleged crimes against humanity during his administration’s war on drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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