NATIONAL Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said there were five pressing issues that would necessitate the extension of martial law in Mindanao for one more year.

These are: the need to fully defeat terrorist groups, to pursue war on drugs, to implement reforms in the local government units (LGUs), to “shepherd” the peace process with Muslim separatist groups, and the necessity to pursue economic development in Mindanao.

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