MalacaƱang has shot down speculations that President Duterte was moving to suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus in the wake of recent security-related incidents in the country.
The President still trusts the Philippine National Police to do its job of keeping peace and order without having to employ such executive power, according to Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar.
āPresident Duterte finds no compelling reason to suspend the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus at this point. As a strong advocate of the rule of law, he is fully aware of the limits of presidential powers,ā Andanar said.
āThe Commander-in-Chief trusts the capability and competence of Philippine National Police head General Ronald de la Rosa to maintain law and order and to serve and protect the citizenry,ā he added.
Andanar said the President believes Dela Rosa is āup to the job and can handle any untoward incident and the over-all situation very well.ā
āGiven this, President Duterte believes any intervention at his level is unnecessary,ā he added.
Government troops have launched operations against the Maute Group reportedly linked to the Islamic State in Mindanao. Several members of the extremist group were reportedly killed in clashes with soldiers in Lanao del Sur.
Amid the firefight in the South, an Improvised Explosive Device was found near the United States Embassy yesterday.
The bomb was safely detonated by the police.
In light of concerns raised by some groups, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella assured the public that these security issues are being handled by the authorities.
āThe reaction of opposition lawmakers that the discovery of IED (improvised explosive device) near the US Embassy along with movement of the Maute Group may be laying a foundation for the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus is reading too much into the situation,ā Abella said. āThe suspicious circumstances are already being investigated by government security forces,ā Abella added.
Early this month, Duterte threatened to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, a legal safeguard against warrantless arrests and illegal detention, if lawlessness escalates in the country.
Duterte said he was ready to employ such executive power amid the raging rebellion waged by the Maute terror group in Mindanao as well as the widespread drug operations in the country. He claimed that building cases against lawless elements might take too much time and resources. (Genalyn D. Kabiling)
walang ganyang balak ang goyerno!
Di yan mangyayare. Kasi naman di pa yan kailangan ng bansa!
totoo yan tska wla pa nman basehan para ipatupad yan,
asus! tingnan mo at gagawin nya yan..
hindi rin yan tiwala kami sa sinabi nya..
kung emergency pede yan gamitin na writ lalo na kung sa pangseguridad na usapin
kailangan kasi na paliwanag sa kanila at sa mga tao para magkaintindihan.
Di pa naman nagkakaroon ng rebellion sa buong bansa kaya walang dahilan para isuspend ang writ! OA kasi ang iba eh!
so may taning na nga!
kaloka ka nga hindi na nga sabi!!!
ikaw meron na din taning ang buhay mo huwag ka sakin magpapakita!
sinasabi lang si duterte na baka sakali na dumating ang panahon lalo na sa term niya na mag invade mga terrorita,. dapat nakahanda tau sa mga mangyayari
oo nga mabuti na yong laging handa para mas maayos ang lahat
walang threat sa bansa so di yan mangyayari na activate lamang yan ng pangulo kung nasa peligroso ang bansa gaya ng pag invade ng mga terrorista at agawin ang kapangyarihan na pamamahala sa pinas
martial law n yan! gusto nyan patayan eh!
wala ngang habaes corpus panong magkaroon pa ng martial law! wala ka talagang isip! di yan gagawin ni tatay digong!
itigil mo yan na bibig mo! hindi ka naman nkakatulong!
hindi naman niyan mangyayri maniwala lamng tyo sa pangulo natin
hindi naman maaasahan ang Dutae na yan!
masyado ksing nangunguna eh.
alam naman ni digong ang dapat gawin,wag na lang natin xang pangunahan.
babagsak kna dutae,hindi kna tatagal sa pwesto mo.
pwes hindi kayo mag tatagumpay.
ang daming anay na gaya mo.
walng kwenta ang pangulo niyo!
manahimik ka wala kang alam ang sabhin mo magaling ang leader natin na mamuno sa bansa