READ | Duterte’s letter asking Congress to extend martial law till yearend

July 20, 2017 - 1:13 PM
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Here is President Rodrigo Duterte’s letter to Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez laying down why he wants martial law in Mindanao extended until December 31 “to achieve our common goal of protecting and preserving the integrity of our Republic.”