Placing Luzon under martial law is not an option to maintain public order as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, a Palace official said on Thursday after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered state forces to shoot anyone “who creates trouble” during the enhanced community quarantine period.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles

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