Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr orders the lifting of a seven-year state of emergency in the southernmost part of the Southeast Asian nation
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address , at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. / Photo: Reuters
A statement from his office said on Thursday that the state of emergency was lifted “after the peace and order situation … has significantly improved” in Mindanao.
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