“It's a reality, ... What is happening is the president is avoiding the use of the term 'martial law.' But she is exercising powers that can only be justified under a martial-law situation.”
“There is not only basis but in reality. She's avoiding the use of Martial Law, but she's exercising powers that can only be justified under a Martial Law situation. So it's a clever use of phrases that is meant to disguise the intent of the President and also to confuse the people. She's doing things that only Martial Law can justify without calling it as Martial Law, without the name,”
“Since we cannot get Mrs. Arroyo to account in an impeachment proceedings, demonstrations will have to be resorted into and that is why they cannot prevent demonstrations all the more because that's a legitimate avenue for airing grievances for the people,”
“She will now foreclose the avenue of redress in the form of Congress. So the other forum left for her is in her hands ... that is to resign. But that is apparently too much to expect of her,”
“It's a good law today and therefore, Gloria cannot feign ignorance and the police cannot say calibrated response because they cannot prevent peaceful demonstrations just like that especially in the light of the refusal of the mayors arbitrarily not to grant them the permit because otherwise, you nullify the right of the people to peaceably assemble for a regression of their grievances which is guaranteed under the Constitution,”
