DESPITE the liberation of Marawi City, Mindanao will remain under martial law due to a lingering threat from terror groups in the country, a military spokesman said on Friday.

In a press conference in Malacañang, Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr. said there was still a network of local terrorists who remained to be combative, a ground for possible extension of martial law in Mindanao, if not addressed by yearend.

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