PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte may declare martial law in Negros Oriental province following the spate of killings reportedly perpetrated by members of the New People’s Army (NPA), Malacañang said on Thursday.

Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte would not hesitate to use his emergency powers to address the violence in Negros Oriental.

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