THE Philippine Constitution Association, through its Board of Governors and Officers, manifested its support of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Proclamation No. 216 declaring martial law and suspending habeas corpus in Mindanao.
Philconsa president Martin Romualdez regrets that some sectors have questioned Proclamation 216, notwithstanding that the great majority of the people and Congress have expressed their wholehearted support of Proclamation No. 216.
Chairman Manuel Lazaro remarked the unfolding of the horrendous or heinous activities of Maute/IS every day since the Proclamation have justified and warranted the judicious wisdom and propriety of President Duterte’s actions.
Romualdez and Lazaro intoned: “Now is the time for all citizens to stand united in support of President’s Duterte’s fight against the Maute/IS rebels to secure the safety of the people and the very existence of the state.”