President Rodrigo Duterte rejected another extension of martial rule in Mindanao which would expire on Dec. 31, his spokesman Salvador Panelo announced Tuesday.
Duterte decided to end the military rule in the southern Philippines after a security assessment showed the “the weakening of the terrorist and extremist rebellion.”
“The Palace is confident on the capability of our security forces in maintaining the peace and security of Mindanao without extending Martial Law,” Panelo said.
The restive south was first placed under martial law in 2017 following clashes in Marawi City between government forces and Islamic State-inspired militants in 2017.
Even after the city was liberated on Oct. 17, 2017, President Duterte sought another extension for the whole 2018, and another until the end of 2019.
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This article first appeared on ABS-CBN News.
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