Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has declared “a state of lawlessness” and invited the military and police to run affairs in the country following a bomb blast that killed at least 14 people at the weekend.
The move is likely to exacerbate fears that the country is sliding back to martial law-era politics under Mr Duterte, who was elected in May promising a hardline stance on corruption and crime.
Mr Duterte however said that martial law had not been imposed. Police and military promised to act in accordance with his “state of lawlessness”, although there was some confusion about what that actually entailed.
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