President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he needed 15 more days to solve the crisis in Marawi City, a self-imposed deadline that will go beyond the 60-day period of the martial law he declared in Mindanao. Because I declared martial law. This, Duterte said, was the reason why he attempted to visit Marawi City but was unable to because of bad weather. SupportA survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that more Filipinos backed Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Meanwhile, 92 percent of Filipino adults were aware of Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, the survey found.

Source: Manila Times July 11, 2017 17:02 UTC