But at a time when he should be demonstrating to our country and the world his seriousness in allowing free, fair and transparent elections, he has declaredmartiallaw.
In 1972, not long after strongman Ferdinand Marcos declaredmartiallaw, Misuari quit his job teaching political science at the University of the Philippines to lead the MNLF into a guerrilla war.
Unlike their response to a big outbreak of anti-Chinese unrest in 1989, this time they have not declaredmartiallaw, nor even announced any curfew or measures to expel foreigners (some are being told by their Chinese travel agencies to leave, however).