Most Filipinos oppose martial law – Pulse Asia

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BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
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MANILA – The vast majority of Filipinos, almost 74 percent, do not agree that martial law is the answer to the problems facing the Philippines, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey.

Only 12 percent of the 1,200 respondents support the imposition of martial law in the country. The undecided were 14 percent.

In the Dec. 6 to 11 survey, individuals 18 years old and above were asked to either agree or disagree with the test statement: “Candidly speaking, it may be necessary now to have martial law to solve the many crises of the nation.”

Disagreement over the imposition of martial law increased by 10 percentage points from 64 percent in September 2016, said Pulse Asia.

The same opinion prevailed for all socioeconomic groups (67 percent to 76 percent).

Filipinos of all age groups also opposed the martial law (70 percent to 77 percent).

“(Opposition to martial law) in the country becomes more pronounced between September and December 2016 not only at the national level (+10 percentage points) but also in Metro Manila (+13 percentage points) and in Class D (+12 percentage points),” the survey said.

The observation also holds true among men and women (+9 and +10 percentage points, respectively).

In 1972, the country was put under martial law during the presidency of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Amnesty International documented 3,240 casualties, 34,000 victims of torture, and 70,000 wrongfully imprisoned during Marcos’ martial law regime./PN

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