MARTIAL law has only worsened the situation in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, said Rep. Edcel Lagman of Albay, one of the petitioners against President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of military rule and suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus allowing warrantless arrests.
Lagman made the statement a day after Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr. said the armed conflict in Marawi was a “very complicated engagement” that could take longer than expected.
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