The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday approved the extension of martial law in Mindanao until the end of 2018, saying rebellion “still persists.”

Voting 10-5, the high court found “sufficient factual basis” to extend martial law until December 31, the tribunal’s spokesman Theodore Te said.

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