Reports : Order lifting martial law was due to be effective at 9 p.m. ( 8 a.m . ET ) Saturday . The order lifted the state of emergency that had been in place since May 25, when a military coup ousted President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Saturday , the Philippines News Agency ( PNA ) and CNN affiliate ABS-CBN said . At least six members of politically-powerful Ampatuan family in the area were arrested . Maguindanao is part of an autonomous region in predominantly Muslim Mindanao .
Reports : Order lifting martial law was due to be effective at 9 p.m. ( 8 a.m . ET ) Saturday . The order lifted the state of emergency that had been in place since May 25, when a military coup ousted President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. At least six members of politically-powerful Ampatuan family in the area were arrested . Maguindanao is part of an autonomous region in predominantly Muslim Mindanao .