The Congress has spoken and it granted the extension of Martial Law in Mindanao to December 31 this year.
For Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, the decision reached by the members of Congress on Saturday, July 22 was a vote against the interest of the people of Marawi.
The approval of the Congress to extend martial law until December this year on Sunday has drawn various reactions from different sectors in the city.
The military on Friday has urged troops assigned in checkpoints and mobile patrols to afford the civilians with courtesy following several reports of individuals complaining of rude soldiers.
The remains of 28 persons recovered in the battle zone of Marawi City will be buried in the city on Monday, the day President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his second State of the Nation Address.
Representatives from various Indigenous Peoples and Moro organizations are here in the country’s capital to lobby their call for the stop of all-out war in Mindanao, especially in far-flung areas.
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte reacts to the Communist Party of the Philippines by saying it all too well: that he is, indeed, a bully.
After the Marawi crisis, the government forces would shift the offensives against the New People’s Army.
President Rodrigo Duterte finally made it to Marawi City after his third try to visit government troops on Thursday.
