Duterte to fly home from Russia
President Rodrigo Duterte on 10 p.m. Tuesday declared Martial Law in the entire Mindanao amid the ongoing clashes between government troops and Maute group terrorists in Marawi City, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said.
Abella, in a briefing in Moscow, said the President ordered him to make the announcement.
He said martial law in the area will be in effect for 60 days.
"What the President has done is only for Mindanao including Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi," he said.
Duterte will cut short his visit and leave Russia at 10 p.m. Moscow time, to return to Manila, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said.
He said he has spoken to his counterpart in Moscow and Russian officials understand the situation.
"They understand that the president has to return to the Philippines. I will stay behind to sign agreements. The president feels he is needed in Manila ASAP," Cayetano said.
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