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Article: The delicate balance between liberty and authority.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- March 17, 2006
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Byline: Justice VICENTE V. MENDOZA
(This statement of former Supreme Court Justice Mendoza was delivered before the Senate Committee on Justice on March 13, 2006)
ROCLAMATION No. 1017, dated February 24, 2006, of the President of the Philippines is not a declaration of martial law or suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus. It is no more than a call by the President to the Armed Forces to prevent or suppress violence and rebellion and to maintain law and order. As such, it cannot be used to justify acts that only under a valid declaration of martial law or suspension of the privilege of habeas corpus can be done. Its use for any other ...