Philippine Congress Approves Extension of Martial Law in Besieged Region President Rodrigo Duterte had asked for an extension as military troops struggled to crush a siege by Islamist groups in southern Marawi City. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:In Davos, Trump’s Isolationism May Isolate HimDavos, Dreamers, Doomsday: Your Thursday Evening BriefingDavos Lauds China’s Climate Efforts Even as Emissions RiseVictory Assured, Putin Seeks Turnout as Final AffirmationThe World Bank Is Remaking Itself as a Creature of Wall StreetDavos Memo: Trump and Davos: Not Exactly Best Friends, but Not Enemies Either