Practice question
Which substantive conditions must concur for a constitutional martial-law declaration?
- Any budget deficit and public dissatisfaction
- A Cabinet preference and a press statement
- Any violent crime and an election
- A natural calamity alone
- Actual invasion or rebellion and public-safety necessity
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 18: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Lagman v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 231658, 231771 and 231774, July 4, 2017, main opinion: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/67591
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