Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo on Tuesday gave an explanation for his remarks on considering the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as an “invasion”. | KAguilarINQ
“The remarks this representation made about martial law last Monday, May 4, 2020, during his program, Counterpoint, particularly with respect to its other ground – the existence of an invasion – were more of an academic and theoretical discussion, and were not meant to express the official position of the government on the matter,” Panelo said in a statement.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte does not share the same view as Panelo over the“Those were intended for those trained in the law, as well as law students and legal scholars, to explore the ever-changing state of affairs vis-à-vis the dynamics of our Constitution, especially now as we battle a global pandemic,” Panelo further said.
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