THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that the decision of Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of 2017 was an "acclamation," as well as a "challenge".
"It is an acclamation of the sacrifices of every soldier, airman, sailor and marine who died or whose limbs were lost fighting or while supporting the fight to retake Marawi and liberate the hostages," Col. Edgard Arevalo, chief of the AFP public affairs, said in a statement, shortly after the Congress vote.
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