Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress on Monday to extend the martial law he declared in the country’s south by one year to ensure the “total eradication” of pro-Islamic State group extremists, warning they plan more uprisings after an unsuccessful but disastrous siege of Marawi city. Despite persistent security woes and rampant human rights abuse in the country, Fitch Ratings raised the Philippines’ sovereign rating by one level, providing an endorsement of Duterte’s economic plans, which include a tax reform aimed at strengthening the fiscal outlook. The Philippine government’s declaration of martial law in the southern island of Mindanao threatens to widen the scope of abuses under Duterte, Human Rights Watch said in May.