- Rodrigo Duterte, president of Philippines, has declared a martial law on southern island Mindanao for 60 days
- The president declared the martial law after the clash between government troops and Islamic activists of ISIS, which resulted in the death of two soldiers and a police officer
- The law is an effort to to to reduce rebellions in the country and increase the safety of the public
- President Duterte has claimed that the imposition of the military rule will also eradicate the drug problems in Philippines
- Mindanao is the second-largest island in Philippines, at the far south of the country, with a population of over 21 million people
- The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a terrorist group who have taken thousands of innocent lives in the name of Islam, and have recently wreaked havoc on the Philippines
- Martial law is the temporary rule by military authorities during a time of emergency when the civil authorities are deemed unable to function
- President Duterte might impose martial law on the rest of of Philippines, if the matter gets worse
- ISIS has been targeting the Philippines because it of the large Roman Catholic population, the country being the only Christian nation in Asia
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