Security forces maintained a heavy presence in so-called “places of convergence” in Metro Manila Thursday following President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law over Mindanao, where operations are continuing to flush out gunmen of the Maute group from Marawi City.

The opening of classes for public elementary and high schools, including in Mindanao, which is under martial law, will push through as scheduled on June 5, the Department of Education said Thursday.

The declaration of martial law over Mindanao does not mean the automatic suspension of civil rights, not even of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, the Department of National Defense said.

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Malacanang has formally transmitted the declaration placing Mindanao under martial law to Congress.

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Communist rebels have been ordered to “plan and carry out more tactical offensives across Mindanao and the entire archipelago” in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law over the southern island.

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Government forces battling the Maute group in Marawi City rescued at least 120 civilians on Wednesday, the Western Mindanao Command said.