DAVAO CITY – Authorities on Friday announced they have prevented the spillover of violence brought about by the fighting in Marawi City to other parts of Mindanao, exactly a month after the southern Philippine region was placed under martial law. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, military spokesperson for Mindanao, said aggressive security operations and tightened security measures have made the implementation of martial rule successful. Amid the claims by leftist rights groups about allegations of abuses by government troops to civilians, Gapay said the Commission on Human Rights has recorded no human rights violations in the region. He also urged the public to report to the military any soldier or policeman who commit abuses in the implementation of martial rule. The President likewise noted that if one is a law-abiding citizen martial law is not a problem,” the Palace spokesperson said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 23, 2017 09:56 UTC