Duterte Mulls Putting Entire Philippines Under Military Rule
- Martial law doesn’t target law-abiding citizens, Duterte says
- President put Mindanao region under martial law on Tuesday
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he might expand martial law nationwide if violence currently confined to the south spreads to the main island of Luzon.
“If I think ISIS has already taken control in Luzon and terrorism is not really far behind, I might declare martial law throughout the country,” Duterte said in a televised speech on Wednesday after arriving home from a curtailed visit to Russia.