The MILF and MNLF have expressed their commitment to peace and to finally ending the 47-year-old insurgency . Meanwhile , the offensive against Abu Sayyaf and other splinter groups has continued , with skirmishes in Jolo , Basilan and other parts of Mindanao . A bombing at Davao City in September 2016 killed 15 people . Meanwhile , on May 23 , 2017 , the Maute group attacked Marawi . President Rodrigo Duterte declared Proclamation No. 216 , putting the whole of Mindanao under the state of martial law , and suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus . The clashes continued until October 2017 and a battle for Marawi City pitted Islamic militants against the Philippine government forces . The violence was severe , with extrajudicial killings of Christians by militant groups , while the government resorted to artillery and air strikes against Abu Sayyaf and Maute positions . In 2018 , two bombing incidents involving the Abu Sayyaf and the BIFF occurred , one in Lamitan , Basilan and two separate incidents in Isulan , Sultan Kudarat
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