MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) asserted on Wednesday the need to extend martial law in Mindanao, claiming that major cities in the region have remained under threat from a Marawi-like siege. Dela Rosa said the PNP has not monitored a specific, imminent threat to any locality, but “we assessed that all the major cities in Mindanao are under threat” based on the Maute Group’s original plan. Even then Dela Rosa said that President Duterte’s assessment of an end to the conflict in Marawi City in two weeks was a “very good assessment.”“He is very much aware of the situation. He is being briefed every now and then about the situation in Marawi City so he came up with that assessment,” he pointed out. For donation from overseas:Inquirer Foundation Corp account:Inquirer Foundation Corp. Banco De Oro (BDO) Current Account No: 007960018860Swift Code: BNORPHMM

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 12, 2017 12:11 UTC