Philippines to end martial law in south

Updated December 10 2019 - 9:13pm, first published 9:08pm
Rodrigo Duterte is confident order can be kept in the south without martial law, a spokesman says.
Rodrigo Duterte is confident order can be kept in the south without martial law, a spokesman says.

The Philippines will lift martial law on the southern region of Mindanao at the end of this month, citing an improving security climate and a reduced threat of extremism two years after one of Asia's biggest Islamic State-inspired attacks.

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