His move to declare a state of lawlessness all over the country is an Executive act, addressed to our military forces and the police being the commander-in-chief,” ayon kay Davao City Congressman at House Appropriations Committee Chair Karlo Alexei Nograles. (Bert de Guzman)
Inatasan niya ang militar na ayudahan ang pulisya sa pagtitiyak sa seguridad at kaayusan sa lahat ng panig ng bansa. Ayon kay Presidential Legal Adviser Salvador Panelo, tinalakay na ang pagpoproklama ng “state of lawlessness” bago pa nangyari ang pambobomba.