LEVISTE: PH UNDER DE FACTO MARTIAL LAW WATCH: Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste warned that the country is now under what he described as “de facto martial law,” saying that while there is no formal declaration, the situation is felt on the ground through fear and the silencing of dissent. Leviste said critics of the administration are the first to face legal action while allies are spared, allowing laws and multibillion-peso budgets to pass without scrutiny. He drew parallels to the regime of the p