Philippines' Duterte threatens martial law To Combat Drug Epidemic

NBC: Philippine President Duterte Threatens to Impose Martial Law

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to impose martial law on the country if he deems it necessary to continue his administration's violent crackdown against illegal drugs.

"I have to protect the Filipino people. It is my duty. And I tell you now, if I have to declare martial law, I will declare it," Duterte said, in a speech before a group businessmen in his hometown of Davao on Saturday night.

"I don't care about the Supreme Court. No one can stop me," he said. "The right to preserve one's life and my nation ... transcends everything else, even the limitations."

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Update #1: Philippines' Duterte: 'No One Can Stop Me' From Declaring Martial Law -- Newsweek/Reuters
Update #2: 'No one can stop me declaring martial law’, Duterte warns amid escalating drug epidemic -- RT

WNU Editor: The denials are coming in .... No martial law; Palace slams ‘misreporting’ (Philstar). On another note .... Duterte orders Philippines troops to bomb extremists along with hostages (AFP).

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