Duterte urged to lift martial law in Mindanao

THE opposition Liberal Party on Tuesday urged the government to lift the martial law decree imposed on Mindanao, claiming it was preventing Marawi City from healing the wounds inflicted by the Maute attack last year.

In a statement, the erstwhile ruling party pointed out that the congressional hearings on the President’s martial law declaration revealed that there was no rebellion in Mindanao that warranted the extension of the decree to December 2018.