THERE is no need to lift martial law in Mindanao yet since the main battle area in Marawi City has to be cleared first of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) left behind by the Maute extremists, some senators said.

Senators Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan 2nd and Juan Miguel Zubiri stressed this amid calls from some displaced residents to lift martial law so that they could go home.

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