The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday gave assurances that there is nothing to fear about the declaration of martial law in Mindanao by President Rodrigo Duterte.

“So with all the safeguards, I don’t know why we are so worried,” SC Justice Mariano del Castillo said during the first day of oral arguments on a petition against the imposition of military rule in the region.

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