MINORITY senators on Tuesday claimed that Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana had admitted during a closed-door briefing on Monday that government security forces could contain the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City without martial law.
The admission, the lawmakers claimed, justified the need for Congress to convene in a joint session to approve, amend or revoke the martial law declaration made by President Rodrigo Duterte on May 23.
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