
Seven in 10 Filipinos disagree that martial law is necessary to solve the pressing national problems, a December 2016 Pulse Asia survey shows. The polling firm’s president notes that disagreement with the need to impose martial law increased by 10 percentage points from September. The respondents were asked to express their agreement or disagreement to this statement: “Candidly speaking, it may be necessary now to have martial law to resolve the many crises of the nation.” Pulse Asia says opposition to a martial law declaration is the “prevailing opinion” in all geographical areas, age groups, and socioeconomic classes.