{"id":167375,"date":"2018-06-19T08:11:06","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T12:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=167375"},"modified":"2018-06-19T08:11:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T12:11:06","slug":"no-nationwide-martial-law-amid-anti-tambay-drive-palace-assures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/19\/no-nationwide-martial-law-amid-anti-tambay-drive-palace-assures\/","title":{"rendered":"No nationwide martial law amid anti-tambay drive, Palace assures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: \u201cMay martial law po sa Mindanao. So hindi na kailangang mag-prelude to martial law ang\u2014sa Mindanao iyan \u2018no (There\u2019s martial law in Mindanao. So there\u2019s no need to prelude to martial law — that\u2019s in Mindanao),\u201d Roque said. (ALFRED FRIAS\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— Malaca\u00f1ang on Tuesday allayed fears that the anti-tambay (bystander) drive of the Philippine National Police (PNP) would be a prelude to nationwide martial law noting that President Rodrigo R. Duterte earlier said that it was not an option.<\/p>\n

Roque said that martial law is currently imposed in Mindanao and that there was no need to expand its coverage to Luzon and Visayas.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay martial law po sa Mindanao. So hindi na kailangang mag-prelude to martial law ang\u2014sa Mindanao iyan \u2018no<\/em>\u00a0(There\u2019s martial law in Mindanao. So there\u2019s no need to prelude to martial law — that\u2019s in Mindanao),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque reiterated that Duterte himself said that it would be \u201ccomplicated\u201d to declare martial law in the entire Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalinaw po ang sinabi na ng Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(What the President said was clear), \u2018Martial law in the entire Philippines will become very complicated,\u2019\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has absolutely no intentions right now unless there would be reasons to do so.\u00a0Wala naman pong nakikita si Presidente sa ngayon<\/em>(The President doesn\u2019t see any reason at the moment),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Roque, meanwhile, stressed that police officers will only apprehend or arrest bystanders when they have legal basis to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng mga ina-accost naman diyan ay iyong mga lumalabag ng mga ordinansa \u2018no at saka iyong mga alam ng mga pulis na posibleng mayroong mga nilalabag na mga batas \u2018no – iyong mga umiinom sa kalye, iyong mga nagsusugal sa kalye, iyong mga ganoon \u2018no<\/em>\u00a0(Those who will be accosted are those that violate the ordinances and those who drink in the streets, those who gamble in the streets),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He also said that there were legal remedies available for those arrested without basis such as the writ of amparo which can be filed when \u201cany person whose right to life, liberty and security is violated or threatened with violation by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or of a private individual or entity.<\/p>\n

Roque earlier described the PNP\u2019s new anti-crime strategy as part of its efforts to ensure that the public feel safer through \u201cpolice visibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cImportante rin na bantayan ang mga tambay para maiwasan din ang paggawa ng krimen<\/em>\u00a0(It\u2019s important to keep a close watch on the bystanders to prevent crime). So, in other words, it\u2019s really police visibility and trying to take steps to ensure that the public knows that the police are present,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are engaged in any conspiracy to commit crimes,\u00a0nandiyan po ang ating kapulisan<\/em>\u00a0(our police are there). That\u2019s really crime prevention through police visibility,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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