MEMBERS of the Senate minority bloc on Monday formally filed a resolution asking Congress to convene in a joint session and deliberate on the declaration of martial law and the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in Mindanao by President Rodrigo Duterte.

The minority senators, led by Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, in their Senate Resolution 390, called on the legislature to perform its “sacred duty and peremptory obligation” and hold a joint session.

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