BAGUIO CITY — It was an almost freezing start for Misa de Gallo (dawn Masses) here when the early morning temperature plunged to 11.5 degrees Celsius at 5 a.m. on Saturday. From 14.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and Thursday, the mercury dropped to 12.5 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. The lowest temperature recorded in Baguio was on Jan. 18, 1961, when the mercury plummeted to 6.3 degrees Celsius. Congress in a special joint session on Wednesday voted to allow President Duterte to extend military rule in Mindanao for another year. On May 23, President Duterte imposed military rule in Mindanao after the Maute terrorist group attacked Marawi City.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 16, 2017 23:03 UTC