SENATE Majority Leader Vicente Sotto 3rd said on Tuesday that he expected the approval of the extension of martial law in Mindanao by the upper chamber to be handed down smoothly, but added that it would have to resolve the question of whether voting would be done jointly or separately with the House of Representatives.

“Yes, based on the reports that will be given in the briefings,” said Sotto when asked if Congress would allow the extension of martial law in Mindanao.

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