MALACANANG should “declassify” the intelligence reports that it used as basis in asking Congress to extend up to December 31 the martial law in Mindanao so as to educate the public on the need to prolong martial rule in the region.

Sen. Ralph Recto made the appeal on Thursday, a day after security officials briefed the senators on the current peace and order situation in Marawi that prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to seek a martial law extension.

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