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The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues operations against terrorists in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. Image: Rappler
Pacific Media Watch’s Kendall Hutt spoken with 95bFM’s The Wire host Tess Barnett today about martial law in the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
She says this is worrying for the Asia-Pacific region.
Papua New Guinea and the Micronesian states have significant diasporic Filipino communities.
Hutt talked about what the declaration of martial law in response to urban attacks in Marawi City, means; comparisons with the Marcos dictatorship; and the threat it poses if it continues past the “normal” 60-day period.
Kendall Hutt and colleagues present the weekly radio programme Southern Cross about Pacific issues on 95bFM on Mondays.
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