<P> At 10 : 00 p.m. PST ( UTC + 08 : 00 ) on May 23 , 2017 , amid a Maute Group - related escalation of conflicts in Mindanao as well as recent clashes in Marawi between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Islamist group , Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte placed the whole of Mindanao , including Basilan , Sulu , and Tawi - Tawi , under martial law . The proclamation was announced during a press briefing held in Moscow , where Duterte was on an official visit ; the state of martial law will be in effect for 60 days . Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the declaration was possible given the `` existence of rebellion , '' while Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano explained that the step was taken with `` the safety , the lives and property of people of Mindanao '' in mind . Implementation is to be pursuant to the 1987 Constitution , which provides for a maximum 60 day - state of martial law without Congress approval for extension , the continuation of government functions , and the safeguard of individual freedoms . However , Duterte insisted that it will not be any different from martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos . </P>
<P> At 10 : 00 p.m. PST ( UTC + 08 : 00 ) on May 23 , 2017 , amid a Maute Group - related escalation of conflicts in Mindanao as well as recent clashes in Marawi between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Islamist group , Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte placed the whole of Mindanao , including Basilan , Sulu , and Tawi - Tawi , under martial law . The proclamation was announced during a press briefing held in Moscow , where Duterte was on an official visit ; the state of martial law will be in effect for 60 days . Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the declaration was possible given the `` existence of rebellion , '' while Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano explained that the step was taken with `` the safety , the lives and property of people of Mindanao '' in mind . Implementation is to be pursuant to the 1987 Constitution , which provides for a maximum 60 day - state of martial law without Congress approval for extension , the continuation of government functions , and the safeguard of individual freedoms . However , Duterte insisted that it will not be any different from martial law under President Ferdinand Marcos . </P>
when was the declaration of martial law in mindanao
when was the declaration of martial law in mindanao
10 : 00 p.m. PST ( UTC + 08 : 00 ) on May 23 , 2017
10 : 00 p.m. PST ( UTC + 08 : 00 ) on May 23 , 2017