BREAKING: Duterte won’t extend martial law in Mindanao

By: Nestor Corrales - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ

INQUIRER.net / 12:38 PM December 10, 2019

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte would no longer extend martial law in
Mindanao.

“The Office of the President wishes to announce that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not
extend martial law in Mindanao upon its expiration on December 31, 2019,” presidential
spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing Tuesday.

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Panelo said Duterte “made the decision following the assessment of his security and defense
advisers of the weakening of the terrorist and extremist rebellion, a result of the capture or
neutralization of their leaders, as well as the decrease in the crime index, among the factors
considered.”

“Contrary to the suppositions of the vocal minority on the proclamation of martial law in
Mindanao, this decision of the President shows how he responds to the situation on the
ground,” he also said.

“The Palace is confident on the capability of our security forces in maintaining the peace and
security of Mindanao without extending Martial Law,” he added.

The Palace official further said “the people of Mindanao are assured that any incipient major
threat in the region would be nipped in the bud.”

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