The military on Friday said the Marawi crisis would not be over before the second State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte on July 24. ADVERTISEMENT“Yeah, so we are right into the 10 to 15 days of the President. But the 10 to 15 days is beyond the Sona, by the way, so don’t expect it to be before the Sona,” he said during the Mindanao Hour briefing in Malacañang. READ: Duterte seeks 15 more days to solve Marawi crisisBut Padilla was mum whether the military would recommend the extension of martial law given the situation in Marawi City. “The Secretary is the administrator of martial law and will necessarily have to have his inputs into the document,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 14, 2017 06:15 UTC