Is martial law will be the solutions of our political crisis in the Philippines?
103874
Since the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos the Philipines political landscape has been marked with instability -- i.e. coups and potential coups -- so this current episode seems par for the course.  Furthermore, martial law is never the "answer" when it comes to governance.  Democracy depends upon government respecting the will of the people, and unless the Philipine's armed forces get THAT message then instability will be all that that nation knows, at least for the foreseeable future.
755114
I have been thinking about this, because I do believe we will be attacked again.  Actually, I think we are attacked in small ways lots of times but they put it off with some sort of explanation.\n\nI think the government cannot control everything and the bureaucrats are too busy worrying about the war in Iraq to pay attention here.  A lot of inept people in Washington and in government are not doing their jobs, i.e.: FEMA\n\nI am going to get a firearm to protect myself.   I live near a whole bunch of refineries and I can just see them all going up in a chain of events because the all line the Gulf Coat and it is easy to bring a boat in here and no one notices.\n\nAlso, during the hurricanes there were lots of crimes being committed and no one really broadcast what went on.  We need to protect ourselves because in an emergency situation the government is not going to be of help\n\nI oppose martial law because it is just an excuse for crazy cops and nutter military people to shoot innocent civilians
505592
I don't think so.  Puerto Rico's main issue revolves around that lack of a middle class.  Socioeconomic differences are of the hardest to resolve but I feel a political revolt is a more likely result.
823975
No, as far as our country misusing it I don't know of anywhere we are using it right now. The president told the people in katrina to get out and if they didn't they would then be under martial law warning them well ahead of time.
251149
Ask the Phillipine Govt.
636028
non-Filipinos please do not type something you do not understand in our country because it will just make you look bad. Our country the Philippines is under the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who I have to say is better than some of the past presidents. The Problem is that the opposition always finds a way to bring down the Gloria Administration in order for then to take full control of power. Most of corrupt officials belong to the opposition and for this I hate them. The president for me is very educated and has all the knowledge to govern the country. In the other hand most of the opposition is made up of people who have not finished college or actors who does not have all the experience to govern. some of the senators are also a waste for they only stay in power yet do nothing to help the country. I hope to give more power to the charter change of the president to parliamentary system because it will do a big difference in passing laws. It will also do good because the corrupt officials will be taken away from their seat of power. Many people hate the charter change yet most of these people do not even know what charter change is, they don't even know how the parliamentary system works. the following are some factors that hinders the growth of the economy and the country:\n1. Uneducated Filipinos who wants to prove nothing.\n2. Corrupt officials who want to stay in power.\n3. poor people who are paid to rally\n4. terrorist\n5. The opposition. Is it not ironic that the oppositions that want to make a better country only destroys the country by the pointless rallies they make that affects the economy.\n\ngood thing the president is there to keep the economy from collapsing.
1158182
First it is freedom.  True freedom, personal, religious, and political is the solution. With out that your country will continue as it is forrever.  No amount of international help (food, money, pats on the back) will help. Those things only keep those in power stay in power.
112959
She isn't that bad, considering it is a crisis period in many ways in Philipines. She just has to get a tight grip, and support from her own people!
995929
No, but the REAL scary thought is...\n\nIf he declairs Martial Law on the whole country he can serve indefinate if he makes up enough excusses to keep Martial Law in effect.\n\n;-)\nTwisted...
747906
Domestic tranquility via martial law.
274757
None (supposedly), but Gen. Orders No. 5 and 6 made it appear that Martial Law was declared, including suppression of press freedom, among others.
982954
If they are a movie star, from a political dynasty, or corrupt they do not need to be qualified to be the President of the Philippines.  The people will elect them regardless if they are qualified or not.  They presently have the most qualified person in the country as President and they want to throw her out.  The government is doing better than it has in years under her leadership and it seems some of the people would prefer to destroy all that has been accomplished in order to let the Opposition Party which does not have a plan or a qualified leader take over.  The Philippines is not a Third World Country because it is lacking in natural resources.  It is a Third World Country because it lacks stability in the government.  The lack of stability is created by the people through their street protest. It matters not if they have a President or Prime Minister, qualified or unqualified leader,  nothing will change in the Philippines until the people come to understand laws are to be obeyed regardless if you like them or not.
665652
its The Republic of the Philippines.
694661
Your questiom is vagued. Just, the same, let me try to answer-\n\nPolitics in the philippines (1945-2006) has not changed. It is still a regime of one set of traditional politicians versus another in competition for the control of the wealth of our nation at the expense of the majority Filipino people.\n\nTry to get hold of a certain Prof Emanuel Yap - founder of the People's Patriotic Movement (PPM) he has a more learned and indepth analysis of the Philippine Political Situation vis-a-vis china, the usa and the world.
773027
Well,  maybe you have forgotten that part of Mindanao (where mostly Muslims reside) wants to become independent from the Philippines . It's a never ending story down there- a never ending war between guerillas and the military.>>> so, not united.
1021155
Whenever something catastrophic happens, a natural or man made disaster, and the local authorities can't handle the chaos, martial law is enforced.  Meaning the National Guard or other Military now act as police and government.  Usually they enforce a curfew, everyone indoors by 10pm, to cut down on looting and continued chaos.
875057
There would be utter chaos. Their government is not strong enough to support itself and there would be groups trying to overthrow it. It would just lead to more violence than there is now. This is just a big mess that the United States has gotten itself into. There is nothing more we can do there but if we pull out it would probably be worse than it was before we went in. There's just no answer for how to solve this problem.