President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to members of the media as he visits the site of an explosion at a nigth market in Davao City. AFP Photo
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to members of the media as he visits the site of an explosion at a nigth market in Davao City. AFP Photo

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte early Saturday declared a "State of Lawless Violence" in the Philippines, following a deadly explosion at a night market in his home city of Davao that claimed the lives of 14 people and left more than 60 others injured.

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