The spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed the existence of an internal memo to the Philippine Air Force (PAF), where it described a “martial law-type role” for the members of the military and police in enforcing the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.
The document that was issued, however, was for the “purpose of providing advance information to give guidance to personnel – in this case the PAF,” AFP spokesperson Brig-Gen Edgard Arevalo said in a statement yesterday.
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