MANILA, Philippines – Without a specific area of coverage and period, President Rodrigo Duterte’s “State of National Emergency on Account of Lawless Violence in Mindanao” would be like a “Sword of Damocles” hanging over the head of every Filipino, an opposition lawmaker said.

And, backed by a so-called supermajority in Congress, additional powers could even be granted to the President, Albay Representative Edcel Lagman said Tuesday.

“The coverage is rather alarming because it’s nationwide, it’s not limited in Mindanao. In the resolutory clause, it’s says it’s the entire country. It has no limit, no time, no period, it says here (declaration) that it will stay until withdrawn by the President,” he said.

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