118TH PERSUASIVE APPEAL_27DEC16_TO THE SCP JUSTICES :PRESIDENT DUTERTE HAD DECIDED , IT SHALL BE DONE.

"KUNG CONGRESS YES  BUT SUPREME COURT NO, SAAN MAGBIGTI ANG MGA PULIS" "Eh, kung iba ang SC? Magsabi ang Congress, yes. No ito, yes itong isa. Saan mo ako ilagay? Kaya kailangan talagang palitan iyan," Duterte said. The 1987 Constitution states that the president may place the Philippines under martial law for no more than 60 days and only in case of invasion or rebellion. Section 18, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution states that the president may likewise suspend the writ of habeas corpus within 48 hours from the proclamation of martial law. The president is required to submit a report in person or in writing to Congress regarding the declaration of martial law or the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. Congress, through a majority vote, can overturn the declaration. Congressional concurrence is also required to extend the declaration of martial law.  The Supreme Court may also review the sufficiency of the factual basis of the proclamation of martial law or its extension if a citizen petitions it to do so. "A state of martial law does not suspend the operation of the Constitution, nor supplant the functioning of the civil courts or legislative assemblies, nor authorize the conferment of jurisdiction on military courts and agencies over civilians where civil courts are able to function, nor automatically suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus," the constitution reads. RELATED: Duterte rules out martial law, calls it a 'stupid' policy Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 shared from