“A new narrative is peddled by top militarists in Duterte’s Cabinet. They are now supporting the lifting of martial law in Mindanao, but there’s a catch — it ought to facilitate the passing of the amendments to the anti-terror law or Human Security Act (HSA) of 2007. Having benefited from it after two years, the government is now using the lifting of martial law as a bait to pass a nationwide policy that will practically place the entire country under de facto martial law.