MANILA, Philippines — Implementing martial law is not on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s mind, following the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC), the Palace said on Tuesday.

In 1972, he declared martial law: Constitutional rights were suspended, the legislature was closed and Marcos held on to power for another 14 years. Successive American administrations tolerated ...

Malacañang yesterday lashed back at critics who linked to politics and martial law the removal of administration ...

EXECUTIVE Secretary Lucas Bersamin maintained on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, that martial law and term extension were not part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s ...

A mural depicts the declaration of Martial Law of former Philippine President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr. while many activists denounce it. As we commemorate the 50th year anniversary of the ...

Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Tuesday defended the action of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to remove Vice President Sara Duterte from the National Security Council (NSC). At a ...

EXECUTIVE Order (EO) 81, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Dec. 30, 2024, introduces a significant reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC). The directive notably excludes Vice ...

The year 2024 saw the conclusion of some of the biggest cases filed before the Sandiganbayan, including the decade-old plunder charges over the pork barrel scam and the 37-year-old wealth forfeiture ...

MANILA — Malacañang stood firm on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that neither martial law nor term extension is part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s agenda following the reorganization of the National ...